Drugs

The director-general of the Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday insisted there is "no harm" in taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19, despite the World Health Organization halting a study of the drug over increasing safety concerns.

Marijuana worth $632,000 was found inside the commercial shipment intercepted at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in Texas.

President Trump was criticized for announcing he was taking the drug by health officials earlier this week.

The arthritis drug anakinra is being studied as a potential treatment for reducing acute respiratory distress syndrome in COVID-19 patients.

Coupling a drug with public health tools can make a significant difference in responding to the virus outbreak.

Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps has committed a million dollars to a campaign to legalize psilocybin therapy in Oregon.

Famotidine is normally used to relieve the symptoms of acid reflux and heartburn, which it does by reducing the amount of acid in the stomach.

The famous name comes from exactly where you'd expect it to: high school kids looking to get stoned.

The Food and Drug Administration warns that there is no evidence to support the safety or effectiveness of chlorine dioxide as a medical treatment.

Multiple clinical trials using the experimental Ebola drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 are currently in progress.

The comedian also told the Fox News host that he would be watching Joe Biden's "blooper reel" from the last week.

A majority of patients requiring mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 were able to breathe on their own after taking a course of the experimental Ebola drug remdesivir, according to an analysis published Friday.

A Phase II clinical trial has begun investigating the drug in patients with mild-to-moderate forms of the disease.

Shkreli, who became infamous for dramatically hiking the price of a life-saving drug, is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for a securities fraud conviction.

The notion that the drug hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for COVID-19 was called "complete and utter nonsense" by Dr. William Haseltine on Fox News Monday.

A study published Friday finds the the common anti-parasite drug Ivermectin can stop the virus that causes COVID-19 from multiplying in a laboratory setting.

The disgraced chemist's actions set off a dramatic chain of events in Netflix's newest true-crime documentary series.

TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz touted a clinically unproven drug combination as a potential "treatment" for the coronavirus Monday on Fox & Friends—and less than an hour later the U.S. Surgeon General appeared to warn viewers against seeking dubious remedies.

While other countries are stocking up on groceries and toilet paper in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Netherlands residents are lining up outside weed coffee shops ahead of a lockdown.

"Wastewater analysis has demonstrated its utility over the last decade as an important new drug monitoring tool," said Alexis Goosdeel from the European Union's drugs agency.

Researchers have compared the profit margins of America's drug companies, finding they are comparable with technology companies and higher than most industries.

"The vast costs associated with health care represent one of the most important and contentious issues facing Americans today," said researcher Joseph Dieleman.

Dr. Keith Curtis, 52, was detained by officers from the Riverside Police Department after a narcotics unit obtained information he used illegal substances during his job at a local family practice.

What would be the first safe injection site in the United States faced a snag Thursday as its landlords decided not to rent the space to the nonprofit organization behind the site.

The 19-year-old, a U.S. citizen from San Juan in Texas, was driving a Ford Mustang when he was stopped by CBP officers on the Anzalduas-Reynosa International Bridge on his way home.

While the overdose itself was an unpleasant experience, the trip may have had "positive effects" on the chronic foot pain that the woman was suffering from, according to a case study report.

The Bullhead Police Department said officers with the department's narcotics team made the discovery after they pulled over a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 near Kingman, Arizona.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said officers intercepted a tractor-trailer at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in Pharr, Texas.

"This groundbreaking work signifies a paradigm shift in antibiotic discovery and indeed in drug discovery more generally," said researcher Roy Kishony.

Nicholas James Imhoff, 29, was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.