Paralytic drugs, or neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), are powerful muscle relaxants used to prevent muscle movement during surgical procedures. They're also used during critical care, such as ...

Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin), naproxen (Aleve) and aspirin (Bayer or Ecotrin) are common pain relievers that belong to a class of medication called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

The recommended trazodone dosage for major depressive disorder (MDD) is between 150 milligrams (mg) and 400 mg. Trazodone is an oral tablet that you typically take in divided doses. It is ...

Private health insurance gives 23 million Canadians access to lifesaving medication. But exactly which drugs those patients can take – and which pharmacies they can order from – are being ...

Nearly one in three Europeans have sampled illegal drugs in their lifetime, but not every country is alike when it comes to their drug habits or their health impact. Regular drug use is associated ...

Lessons for mental health: Repurposing medications: The reclassification of trazodone exemplifies the value of revisiting the potential uses of existing drugs. Patient-centric insights ...

Teen drug use continued to fall in 2024, extending a dramatic decline spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that experts expected would reverse now that the acute phase of the global crisis is well over.

The latest information is available here. MAT pairs nondrug therapies, such as counseling or cognitive behavioral therapy, with an FDA-approved medication to treat OUD. These drugs—methadone, ...