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Quick Hits: More Fluoroquinolone Risks
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Are New Drugs Real Advances for Patients?
64 out of 92 new drugs recently examined in a medical journal were no better — or worse! — than…
Government guidelines lead some pain docs to cut their patients’ access to opioids leaving them no alternatives.
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Switching from metformin – the standard drug treatment for type 2 diabetes – to sulfonylureas – a second-line treatment for diabetes…
FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation Many drugs approved through the FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy designation had clinical trials that enrolled fewer patients…
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Right To Try Law What to do when you or your loved one has exhausted all standard medical options. A…
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