Use this tag for medical drugs, medications, pharmaceuticals etc. For other questions about drugs, use [recreational-drugs].
Questions tagged [medications]
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Is the overprescribing of pharmaceuticals now one of the leading causes of death?
In an article in iNews some British experts have called, among other things, for an enquiry into the overuse of prescription drugs:
Leading British health experts are calling for a Chilcot-style inquiry into why they say tens of thousands of people…
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Are Doctors in the USA forbidden from recommending natural health therapies?
A page on the Institute for Vibrant Living website states the following:
Doctors are generally aware of what complementary medicine has to
offer; in fact, they are better educated than most people about both
orthodox and alternative medicine…
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Do most professional bicycle racers take performance enhancing drugs?
I have heard the claim that it is almost impossible to succeed as a professional bicycle racer without taking drugs because everyone else is taking it.
Is it true?
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Can BCAAs be beneficial for recovery and performance for weight lifters?
There are a lot of Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) available in every shape and size. They are added to a lot of sports drinks and protein supplements. These can cost a lot of money and things are said to be better for recovery and performance if…
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Do manufacturers of homeopathy products add any of the allegedly active ingredients?
Homoeopathy is the idea that a "a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people will cure that disease in sick people". Furthermore, the potency of the 'treatment' is alleged to generally increase the more the active ingredient…
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Does drinking distilled kerosene cure cancer?
Recently one of my close relatives were diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. An alternative medicine specialist recommended drinking distilled kerosene.
This appears to be a common therapy:
Rethinking Cancer, loosely cites a newspaper 'TAGO',…
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Are the top selling prescription drugs only effective for one in five patients?
A 2016 editorial in the BMJ makes the following claim:
The top 10 prescription drugs in sales have a cumulative clinical response rate of less than 20%.
The claim is not the central theme of the article, which is an argument for doing clinical…
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Do beard growth oils increase beard growth speed?
There are several topical oils that promise to speed up the growth of beards.
Here's an example of the type of product I'm talking about: Beard Growther on Amazon
About the Product
Grow Your Beard Super Fast
All Natural Oils
Its reviews are a…
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Does Frank Ryan's abdominal fat reducer pill work?
While waiting for a friend to show up for coffee, I ran into an ad in a local newspaper. I was thrilled to find the exact ad online! It's for a medication that claims to target and eliminate belly fat, supposedly developed by the well-known cosmetic…
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Did the drugs against COVID-19 whose EUA was revoked lead to a huge decline in hospitalization rates in Florida?
The FDA recently revoked the emergency use authorization for Regeneron and Eli Lilly. In this article, Ron Desantis claims that these medications led to “a huge decline” in hospitalization rates in Florida. He also claims that the EUA was revoked…
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Do antidepressants cause brain damage?
A friend two years ago read an online article that claims antidepressants cause brain damage. I don't know which one, but I imagine it was something like this.
Do antidepressants cause brain damage?
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Can high doses of niacin (B3) effectively treat psychosis?
Does high doses of vitamin B3 treat or stop psychosis effectively?
The DOCTOR YOURSELF NEWSLETTER (Vol. 3, No 12) May 5, 2003
VITAMIN CURE FOR PSYCHOSIS
Simply put, it is niacin, and plenty of it.
In the film "Masks of Madness; Science of Healing,"…
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Does acetaminophen use during pregnancy lead to children developing autism?
There are apparently a bunch of law groups recruiting for potential class action lawsuits happening right now targeting medicines that contain acetaminophen, most notable Tylenol. The lawsuits allege that the use of acetaminophen products during…
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Does storing medicine at recommended temperatures prolong its life?
Many medical drugs contain directions to store them in certain temperature ranges - typically at room temperatures.
For Example:
Storage: Store at 20° to 25° C (68° to 77° F) excursions permitted between 15° to 30°C (59° to 86° F). [See USP…
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Has shea butter been clinically proven to help?
Shea butter has been claimed to help with dozens of skin issues. These benefits include, but are not limited to:
anti-aging properties
mitigating acne
healing wounds/scars/strech marks
healing skin issues like dry and inflamed skin
However,…
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