Switching hospitalized patients from intravenous medications to pill forms of the same drugs could safely save millions of dollars a year, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. For their study ...

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation and, at times, results in major damage to your liver. The virus that causes it spreads through blood and other bodily fluids. If you ...

Purpose: The frequency of drug administration errors and incompatibilities between intravenous drugs before and after an intervention in an intensive care unit (ICU) is discussed. Methods: Critically ...

A new study has found that specific regions of the brain are activated after a drug is taken intravenously but not when the same drug is taken orally, with increased activity correlating to an ...

A teenager from Hull has become the first person in the country to be treated with a new haemophilia drug which is easier to administer, a hospital trust has said. Hull University Teaching Hospitals ...

The automation technology, designed by health tech company Omnicell, compounds sterile medications on site, allowing the health system to effectively deliver medication to patients and reduce costs ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc's single-dose flu drug, in what the company says is the agency's first ever approval for an intravenous drug to ...

Pain medications after surgery may include opioids, anesthetics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and other types of medications. Taking pain medications after surgery can help people ...

Drug therapy is a complex process with numerous parameters modulating its success and safety. The selection of a drug and the definition of its dosage regimen, which must consider both disease and ...