Redesigning medication labels for intravenous medication bags could help prevent medication errors from happening in the operating room, according to a study in the Journal of Patient Safety. For the ...

The Food and Drug Administration is attempting to put a spotlight on the potential risks associated with prolonged use of opioid pain medications by mandating changes to the way those products are ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The Food and Drug Administration will soon require prescription opioid manufacturers to include stronger language on the medications’ labels ...

Medications are an important component of health care, but each year their misuse results in over a million adverse drug events that lead to office and emergency room visits as well as ...

More changes are coming from the Food and Drug Administration as officials move to get rid of warning labels on some medications.Just last month, the administration announced it will remove black box ...

High blood pressure hides quietly in your body, often without a single symptom to warn you of its presence. Yet this stealthy condition affects nearly half of American adults, dramatically increasing ...

For many patients, starting new medication brings hope for relief, recovery or control over disruptive conditions. But what happens when that same medication, once effective, seems to stop helping? If ...