The Wegovy pill is expected to hit the market in January, joining injectable GLP-1 drugs that have transformed obesity treatment. One form you swallow, the other you inject. What else is different?

In the past two decades, there were decreases in prescribing of some controlled medications to adolescents and young adults, ...

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Regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.

Background Double checking medication administration in hospitals is often standard practice, particularly for high-risk drugs, yet its effectiveness in reducing medication administration errors (MAEs ...

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Objective To determine the prevalence, nature and predictors of patients having medication administration omissions in hospitals. Methods All medication administration omissions data collected using ...

EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration has announced plans to roll out the earliest and most efficient Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in history for the 2026-2027 school year. The ...

New regulations set for administering medicines to students in UAE schools Abu Dhabi: Public and private schools across the UAE have introduced strict guidelines for administering medication to ...

ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — As students head back to class, school districts in Kentucky are adjusting to a policy change in school medication administration. "Anytime that the laws change, KRS ...

Eli Lilly (the company behind Mounjaro and Zepbound) just announced impressive phase 3 clinical trial results for a new weight loss medication, orforglipron, a GLP-1. Orforglipron is an oral ...

International guidelines recommend standardized dysphagia screening in acute stroke, as up to 75% of patients develop poststroke dysphagia. While medication swallowing is also advised for assessment, ...