It may seem obvious that patients’ medication records should be accessible to their doctors, but that’s not always the case. While technology has made it possible for hospitals to amass a mountain of ...

Polypharmacy—the concurrent use of multiple medications—is a global challenge, and the active participation of patients and ...

Patients with medication concerns are older and more likely to live alone, have more chronic conditions and greater ...

Medication for ADHD is not some sort of magical solution. Although it may help with improving your child’s attention for longer periods, it will not manage the executive functioning, behavioral, ...

Older adults, especially those managing multiple chronic conditions, are more likely to face complex drug regimens. The use of five or more drugs (called polypharmacy) is common in this age group. As ...

For roughly 80% of breast cancer survivors, treatment doesn’t end with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Instead, for the next five to 10 years, doctors recommend that they take medication to block ...

Women are driving soaring use of ADHD medication, experts say. Researchers from the University of Oxford highlighted a 20-fold rise in use of drugs to manage the condition among w ...

A widely prescribed thyroid medication called levothyroxine may cause bone loss and increase the risk of the bone disease osteoporosis, according to new research—but this does not mean Americans ...

State regulators faulted two hospitals in Southern California for medication errors that put patients at risk, including an elderly patient who suffered a brain bleed after receiving repeated doses of ...