The Viagra revolution: Number of prescriptions for erectile dysfunction has DOUBLED in a decade, new study reveals The NHS spends around £22.4million a year on erectile dysfunction medication The amount of drugs given out has increased by 110% between 2009 and 2019 Study from Birmingham and Warwick universities shows biggest increase is in the north … Read more
‘Green prescriptions’ don’t work: Spending time in nature is only good for people’s mental health if they feel it is their choice, study claims Green prescriptions see GPs tell people with mental health to go outside Spending time outside is known to improve symptoms of depression and anxiety But the benefits of nature are stymied if a … Read more
Dramatic increase in opioid use in the UK as prescriptions for CODEINE jump five-fold in 10 years raising concerns of an addiction crisis Manchester experts studied opioid use among 2 million primary care patients They found use of less common drugs like tramadol and oxycodone is also rising One-in-seven first time opioid patients take the drugs … Read more
CVS district leader ‘told pharmacy staff at a Georgia store not to inform customers that their prescriptions were filled by a worker who tested positive for COVID-19’ A CVS pharmacy staff member in Georgia allegedly began exhibiting coronavirus symptoms and subsequently tested positive A district leader allegedly told employees to track medications filled by the sick … Read more
Almost three-quarters of older American adults with dementia filled prescriptions for medications that aren’t designed for the brain disease, a new study finds. Researchers found that many had filled at least one prescription for antidepressants, opioid painkillers, epilepsy drugs, anxiety medications or antipsychotics. What’s more, patients who were women, white and in their 60 or … Read more
Prescriptions for anti-anxiety drugs have spiked by more than a THIRD as Americans struggle to cope with the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, report finds Researchers looked at prescriptions for mental health medications for 31.5 million Americans filled from January 19 to March 15 Prescriptions for antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs and anti-insomnia drugs increased by 21% … Read more