All Articles on Prescription Medication Safety

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  Phentermine for weight loss seems safe, effective longer term

  Dr. David Arterburn explains reassuring findings about the nation's most widely used anti-obesity drug.
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  Esketamine: How to assess new antidepressant’s efficacy

  Dr. Gregory Simon says research is needed to see if this new drug for persistent depression will prevent suicides.
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  Finding safer ways to treat behavioral disorders in kids and teens

  With $10 million from NIMH, KPWHRI is leading a multi-site study to ensure safe prescribing of antipsychotic drugs for youth with behavioral disorders.
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  Prince’s apparent opioid-linked death shows need for new plan for pain

  For over a decade, Dr. Michael Von Korff and others have been working on a strategy to stop the opioid epidemic. Here’s an outline.
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  Mexican meds: Tempting but potentially toxic

  A GHRI researcher worries about easy access to prescription meds after seeing for herself how common they are across the border.