Medications that treat epilepsy vary based on the type of seizure disorder. There are two main types of epilepsy drugs: narrow-spectrum anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) and broad-spectrum AEDs. Generally, ...

Spending two hours on hold to her pharmacy or GP each day has become the norm for Lorelei Mathias, 44, who has struggled to get a consistent supply of her prescription ADHD drugs since the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Thursday approved a new kind of drug to treat schizophrenia, a breakthrough after 70 years of incremental innovation that appears to avoid side effects ...

Available antipsychotic treatments work by blocking dopamine receptors. The new drug, Cobenfy, takes a different approach. By Ellen Barry and Christina Jewett The Food and Drug Administration on ...

Vraylar (cariprazine) is a prescription drug that’s used to treat certain mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia. The drug comes as a capsule that you swallow. It’s usually taken once ...

Ivermectin is a medication that treats some parasitic diseases. There are two types: one that doctors prescribe for certain health conditions in people and another that veterinarians prescribe ...

Lansoprazole oral capsule is a generic drug that’s used to treat conditions associated with increased stomach acid. Lansoprazole oral capsule is “delayed release,” which means the drug is ...

Wegovy (semaglutide) is a brand-name drug prescribed for weight management in adults and some children. Wegovy comes as a solution in single-use injection pens. It’s typically injected once per ...

Joseph Janes does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The smoking-cessation drugs on the market don’t work well for the majority of people, and they come with side effects and reputations that keep some smokers from ever trying them. Despite this ...

By Noah Weiland Noah Weiland has written about the public health policies that seek to address drug overdoses. Drug overdose deaths are decreasing sharply across the country, according to recent ...