Drugs

Researchers looking to develop a long-acting, injectable malaria preventive using atovaquone have shown that resistance may not be the challenge scientists thought it was.

Findings underscore effectiveness for pregnant individuals and offspring; current lower use of treatment by pregnant individuals likely due to exclusion from clinical trials
 

Methadone is proven to reduce the likelihood of dying from an overdose by 50% or more. Why is it so hard to get?

The one-time shot is approved by the FDA for babies in the U.S. and will be available ahead of the winter RSV season.

Hundreds of medications are in shortage in the U.S., but a lack of chemotherapy drugs has left clinicians facing new hurdles in their patients’ cancer treatment.