Pharmacology (89 contents)
Adverse reactions to medicinal products can occur in different ways - sometimes it is a minor rash or the appearance of spots on the skin. In extreme cases, however, it can be life-threatening. So...
A recent study has found that older people, albeit in good health, who regularly use aspirin are at greater risk of various cancers. This is in contrast to the hypothesis that taking a daily low dose...
The use of medicines is increasingly part of the lives of more and more people around the world. As well as having a therapeutic effect, their effects have an impact on the whole body - including...
Research into the potential use of chloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 is ongoing worldwide. However, there are first reports of the occurrence of side effects, which may cool the enthusiasm of...
Research into the potential use of chloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 is ongoing worldwide. However, there are first reports of the occurrence of side effects, which may cool the enthusiasm of...
Increasingly we are hearing that antibiotics are no longer working, bacteria resistant to all antibiotics are emerging, so-called superbugs. Why is this happening? Where does bacterial resistance to...
Good news from the USA - a team of researchers there reported that a new drug formulation called EIDD-2801 successfully inhibited the proliferation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in mice and in vitro...
Good news from the USA - a team of researchers there reported that a new drug formulation called EIDD-2801 successfully inhibited the proliferation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in mice and in vitro...
Good news from the USA - a team of researchers there reported that a new drug formulation called EIDD-2801 successfully inhibited the proliferation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in mice and in vitro...
Good news from the USA - a team of researchers there reported that a new drug formulation called EIDD-2801 successfully inhibited the proliferation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in mice and in vitro...
Good news from the USA - a team of researchers there reported that a new drug formulation called EIDD-2801 successfully inhibited the proliferation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in mice and in vitro...
At the moment, doctors do not have any medicinal product that is dedicated strictly to the treatment of coronavirus infection. Throughout the world, treatment is based on the use of other drugs, the...
A nerve block is a fairly common procedure in the medical world, the aim of which is to temporarily abolish the transmission of information about pain stimuli received by the receptors to the brain....
Schizophrenia is considered to be one of the most serious mental illnesses and, indeed, this entity can significantly impede the patient's ability to function normally. However, many myths have grown...
In the context of the current global epidemiological situation, many people struggle with effective prevention. Patients being treated for scleroderma have an additional burden due to frequent cases...
Popular cold medicines are available without a prescription at the pharmacy, as they have the status of OTC medicines. Can cold medicines be overdosed?
MDMA (ecstasy) is a recreational psychoactive substance, the effects of which can include openness, feelings of euphoria, easier contact with strangers, deeper sensations of various stimuli or a...
Antibiotics are drugs used to treat bacterial infections, but it turns out that they can be helpful in more than just fighting various infections that plague patients. Researchers from theUniversity...
Nephrotoxicity is the negative effect of chemical compounds on the kidneys. Damage to the kidneys has serious consequences for the whole body. What influences the appearance of nephrotoxicity? How...
Genotoxicity is a scary sounding term that evokes negative associations. Is there anything to fear? What is genotoxicity and why is it being studied?
Migraine is a very common illness. It is estimated that there are around 190000 of its paroxysmal episodes every day in the UK. It overwhelmingly affects women, with a peak incidence at childbearing...
Antidepressants, like other pharmaceuticals, are sometimes deliberately taken by patients in far excessive amounts. The reasons for this vary, but what happens to people who overdose on...