Drug clinic doctors face hearing
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Seven doctors from a drug addiction clinic are facing a disciplinary hearing at the General Medical Council.
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Viagra and other impotence drugs are about to bear new warnings that users may experience sudden hearing loss.
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Doctors prescribing opioids in doses that seems high to narcotics agents and prosecutors are at risk of a trial. And once in the courtroom, anything can happen.
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Retail clinics grow, and some physicians aren't happy.
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HUNDREDS of thousands of patients taking commonly prescribed painkillers should have their treatment reviewed by a doctor after growing concerns about possible health risks, a government watchdog said yesterday.
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Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks.
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THE Ministry of Health yesterday advised persons currently using Celebrex and any other drug in its class to consult with their physicians with any concerns, following reports of cardiovascular side effects associated with the use of the drug.
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The Food and Drug Administration will appoint a panel of outside specialists to advise the agency on how to tell the public about medicines.
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Patients at a Queens substance abuse clinic were given intensive treatments for minor problems, investigators said.
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A hearing is set to debate whether drugs that doctors prescribe to relieve depression make some people more likely to attempt suicide.
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Doctors' leaders warn of the potential health risks of putting inmates in police or court cells.
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Volunteer doctors who treat patients at the state Capitol will face increased scrutiny after it was learned a registered sex offender was twice honored as a "doctor of the day," officials said Friday.
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Too many doctors write prescriptions while under the influence of drug companies. Aggressive prosecution of the worst cases could help mend doctor-patient trust.
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TORONTO (CP) - A Toronto doctor accused of co-signing thousands of prescriptions for an online pharmacy without diagnosing patients had no way of verifying if the majority of drug orders he handled were authentic, his disciplinary tribunal heard Wednesday
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Children were subjected to inappropriate tests by doctors researching the MMR vaccine, a hearing was told.
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Cross-party group wants to remove delays and need for two doctors to approve terminations.
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Pain is difficult to measure, and those who treat pain sufferers have to make highly subjective decisions about dosage levels of drugs that can be abused or even resold. When a doctor gets it wrong, is that bad medicine â or a drug felony?