Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin), naproxen (Aleve) and aspirin (Bayer or Ecotrin) are common pain relievers that belong to a class of medication called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

The US Food and Drug Administration has placed its most serious warning – a so-called black-box warning – on a drug used to relieve menopausal hot flashes. The FDA says women who are taking ...

This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED For every illegal drug, there is a combination of emojis that dealers and consumers use to evade detection ...

For every illegal drug, there is a combination of emojis that dealers and consumers use to evade detection on social media and messaging platforms. Snowflakes, snowfall, and snowmen symbolize cocaine.

Teen drug use continued to fall in 2024, extending a dramatic decline spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that experts expected would reverse now that the acute phase of the global crisis is well over.

Nicole Lee works as a paid consultant to the alcohol and other drug sector. She has previously been awarded grants by state and federal governments, NHMRC and other public funding bodies for ...

As Mark Moran was facing another 90-hour week as an investment-banking intern at Credit Suisse in New York, he knew he needed help to survive the rest of the summer. His colleagues gave him a tip ...

Ondansetron is a generic drug that’s prescribed for prevention of nausea and vomiting in adults and some children. Ondansetron comes as tablets that you swallow or tablets that dissolve on your ...

The typical famotidine dosage may vary depending on the condition being treated. Famotidine comes as an oral tablet and is usually taken once or twice per day. It’s important to take the ...

Hydroxyzine oral tablet is a generic prescription drug used for anxiety or itching in adults and children. It’s also used to cause sedation (sleepiness and relaxation) before or after surgery.

Carvedilol is a generic drug prescribed for certain heart problems in adults. Carvedilol comes as an oral tablet that’s typically taken twice per day. The dosage can vary depending on what ...

The same insurgents who embraced opium to help finance their war have put an end to it, ordering a ban that has all but cleared Afghanistan of poppy and other illicit drugs. What the United States ...