pharmaceuticals

  • Erectile Dysfunction Drug and Anti-Depressant Accidentally Swapped in Factory

    Erectile Dysfunction Drug and Anti-Depressant Accidentally Swapped in Factory

    Pharmaceutical company AvKare issued a recall on Wednesday for two different medications after pills were inadvertently mixed during bottling, according to a new report from the FDA. The generic drugs being recalled are sildenafil, used to treat erectile dysfunction, and trazodone, an antidepressant and sedative. Needless to say, you really don’t want to get those…


  • Some ‘Inactive’ Drug Ingredients May Be Anything But, Study Finds

    Some ‘Inactive’ Drug Ingredients May Be Anything But, Study Finds

    Some inactive ingredients commonly found in medicines may not be so inactive after all, according to a new study published today. Researchers found evidence in the lab that several ingredients, including certain dyes and preservatives, are capable of affecting proteins, receptors, and other parts of our biology, possibly in important and noticeable ways. The findings…