The FDA may remove the warning labels on hormone replacement therapies used to treat the symptoms of menopause. Doctors say ...

Prescription abbreviations like qd, hs, or bid can sometimes be found on your medication labels. These abbreviations are derived from the Latin words for "every day," "at bedtime," and "twice ...

Many prescription drugs have side effects. In fact, drug companies frequently include a list of side effects on their drugs’ labels and packaging (not because they want to, but because they are ...

Whenever we pick up a prescription medication, we see its name printed on the label—sildenafil, fluoxetine, alprazolam, or sertraline, for example.But have you ever wondered how those names are ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (UPI) --A new study that compares the label accuracy of a generic drug versus a dietary supplement with the same active pharmaceutical ingredient found that the supplement fared ...

Labels on IR opioid medications will now be required to include a boxed warning cautioning patients about the risks of misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose and death.

Some drugs, if prescribed incorrectly, have the potential to cause harm. PAs help cut down on what’s called off-label usage, where doctors prescribe drugs for conditions that the Food and Drug ...