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Pharmacology's characters: agonists, antagonists and inverse agonists.
Pharmacology is the branch of the biological sciences which studies the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs and/or active...
pietrococchiara
Jul 155 min read
Ozempic and the Weight Loss Trade-Off. What Are You Really Losing?
By now, most people are familiar with the popular diabetes-turned-weightloss drugs, semaglutide, more commonly known by their brand...
kimiaowsia13
Jul 133 min read


The Weight Loss Jab: Miracle Shot or Medical Hype?
Weight loss injections have taken the world by storm! Medications like Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, were originally developed...
L.Hunter
Jul 124 min read


Why do we use stimulants to treat ADHD?
Photo cr. Tara Winstead When we first think of the the mental disorder ADHD, the last thing that we would think of doing is to add more...
kimberlyannecv
Jul 113 min read


Dapagliflozin Shows Promise After TAVI in Elderly Aortic Stenosis Patients
A ortic stenosis is a condition that causes the aortic valve, one of your heart valves that works to carry blood from your heart to the...
malavikajp10
Jul 114 min read


Corticosteroids (Prednisone) in Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS)
A blister pack and box of Prednisone 10 mg tablets, showing white round pills partially pulled out from the packaging labeled "50...
Dhanvin Raj Puppala
Jul 43 min read


MAVACAMTEN: A breakthrough in the management of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Introduction Mavacamten (brand name Camzyos) is a first-in-class, selective cardiac myosin inhibitor developed for hypertrophic...
Greeshma
Jul 25 min read


Supervised Consumption Sites
Source: https://cupe.on.ca/campaigns/savesupervisedconsumptionsites/ Supervised consumption sites (also known as safe injection sites or...
Jessica Kwan
Jun 302 min read


Grapefruit Juice drug interaction
Grapefruit juice is a beverage produced through crushing and blending grapefruit. It is enjoyed by many around the world due to its...
Takudzwa
Jun 304 min read


Drug Delivery Revolution: How Lipid Nanoparticles Are Changing the Game
The potential for lipid-based nanoparticle (LNPs) based pharmaceuticals has been increasingly recognised in recent years, especially in...
Evan Moloseni
Jun 285 min read


Antibiotics
"The thoughtless person playing with penicillin treatment is morally responsible for the death of the man who succumbs to infection with...
monicalu5
Jun 274 min read


Morphine: The Double-Edged Sword of Cough Suppression
Few drugs embody medicine’s double-edged sword as starkly as morphine—a substance capable of silencing the most brutal coughs while threatening to steal the breath it promises to spare.
Yoon Shwe Yi Han
Jun 272 min read


How MAT Works: The Drugs That Help Save Lives From Opioid Addiction
Key drugs in Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) that support recovery from opioid addiction The opioid crisis continues to hurt...
Yhaimar Barile
Jun 246 min read


Pharmacoepidemiology Overview
Pharmacoepidemiology definition Pharmacoepidemiology is the study of the utilization and effects of drugs in large numbers of people; it...
Fernanda Borrazas
Jun 234 min read


Heart failure: Which medications can make it worse?
Heart failure (HF) is a condition that occurs when the heart does not pump blood effectively around the body due to weak or stiff heart...
bhavika2000
Jun 192 min read


Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Pharmacovigilance as the science and activities relating to the detection,...
Fernanda Borrazas
May 164 min read


Bactrim: A Comprehensive Guide
Bactrim is an antibiotic medication that consists of a combination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim and is given to patients to treat...
Oditi Paul
Mar 123 min read


Pharmacogenomics - A shallow introduction
Many diseases are unpreventable due them either hereditary, contagious or just extremely common, and the most common solution to...
Evan Moloseni
Mar 73 min read


The Rise of Adderall: Understanding Its Uses, Benefits, and Risks
With the number of people diagnosed with ADHD increasing in recent times, the use of Adderall has become more common. However, the rising...
juliatanaka6
Mar 32 min read


The FDA Approves This Drug as The First & Only Prescription Medication to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Photo by:vitapix Could individuals suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (a medical condition where you have pauses in breathing for 10...
Arlene Ambrose, RN
Feb 275 min read
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