There are growing suggestions that many samples of street drugs, including heroin, cocaine, MDMA and others are frequently contaminated with fentanyl – a potent opioid that can cause death rapidly when inadvertently ingested. Fentanyl is now implicated as a...
Broadening of the QT interval on ECG is a serious complication that can have lethal outcomes. For years it has been know that various medicines can cause QT prolongation, either alone or as a result of drug interactions. CredibleMeds from the University of North...
The EMA have produced a patient-oriented resource about biosimilar medicines that addresses some common issues related to these agents. The YouTube presentation can be viewed here
Aspirin remains a widely used drug, perhaps more widely used in modern times for cardiovascular purposes than as an analgesic. People with Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) commonly have symptoms such as swelling of the mucosa of the sinuses and nasal...
