Ozempic is a medication used to treat type two diabetes, often used for weight loss purposes. Its high cost and need for a prescription has led people on the internet to look for cheaper alternatives. There are several such DIY…
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In the drive to deprescribe, heartburn drug study teaches key lessons
An effort to reduce use of PPI heartburn drugs in veterans because of overuse, cost and potential risks succeeded, but provides lessons about deprescribing efforts and suggests the drugs’ purported harms may be overblown.
Older Adults with Functional Impairments Linked to Prescription Drug Use/Misuse
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that functional impairments among adults aged 50 and older are associated with a higher risk of medical cannabis use; and prescription opioid and tranquilizer/sedative use and misuse.