24 October 2022
Increasing use of antidepressants in India stems not only from pharmaceutical company marketing. Social stigma and economics are pushing people to take a pill.
Tag: prescription drugs
21 October 2022
Compiled by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, HANDI is the world’s first compendium of drug-free medical treatment.
20 October 2022
Advertising promoting new drugs is effective but often leads to inappropriate prescribing. To protect the health of their citizens, countries should ban it.
16 December 2021
Up to 250,000 hospital admissions each year in Australia are linked to problems with medications.
15 December 2021
Deprescribing is increasingly used by health care professionals to take back control.
12 November 2020
Alice Lau, a pharmacist, wants MOH to explain if people are allowed to buy prescription medicines from DoctorOnCall’s online pharmacy without physically meeting a doctor.
20 December 2019
Pharmacists know the serious implications of prescription drugs like antidepressants.
28 November 2019
The Poisons Act (Amendment) 2019 Bill was tabled for the first time this week.
30 July 2019
Individuals face RM100,000 fine and three years' jail for selling and buying goods outside the regulated price.
19 July 2019
She plans to set a price for prescription drugs and will tax companies if they set higher prices.