HEALTH officials have issued an urgent addiction warning over three common pain and anxiety drugs. UK medicines watchdog the ...

WHEN Stephanie Harding was first given a ‘wonder’ pain drug it seemed like the answer to her prayers. But almost a decade on, ...

After a clampdown on a popular psychoactive drug, doctors say many young people have switched to abusing a cheaper, addictive alternative.

The prescription drug has been described as 'valium on steroids' and worse than heroin and crack cocaine when mixed with ...

Gabapentinoids -- pregabalin and gabapentin -- were tied to increased hip fracture risk in older adults. Risks were high for people with chronic kidney disease or significant frailty. Odds of hip ...

Two of the problematic drugs, pregabalin and gabapentin, have a fundamentally undocumented and often very modest ...

Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Part D prescription drug plans may cover Lyrica, a drug used to treat nerve pain and seizures. However, the generic version, pregabalin, may be more cost-effective. The ...

Britons are being told that medicine regulators will introduce stronger addiction warnings on a range of commonly prescribed ...