Drugs News

AJ Impact17 Aug 2020 21:19 GMT

States accuse Purdue of pushing prescription painkillers on doctors and patients while playing down the risks.

Drugs06 Aug 2020 09:54 GMT

Xu Weihong gets death penalty for manufacturing ketamine as ties between Beijing and Ottawa continue to deteriorate.

AJ Impact17 Jul 2020 18:32 GMT

Fentanyl has played a major role in the US opioid crisis.

Doctor's Note07 Jul 2020 07:50 GMT

Why has the WHO said a 'worrying number' of bacterial infections are becoming resistant to medicines?

Drugs01 Jul 2020 14:09 GMT

A 14-tonne haul of amphetamines found hidden inside industrial goods in three container ships docked in southern Italy.

Coronavirus pandemic22 May 2020 15:32 GMT

Coronavirus patients taking the anti-malarial drug, touted and taken by Trump, had higher risk of death, new study says.

AJ Impact19 May 2020 16:37 GMT

The pandemic has laid bare US dependence on China and India for drugs and raw materials for making medicines.

Donald Trump18 May 2020 22:17 GMT

FDA said in April it's 'aware of reports of serious heart rhythm problems' in COVID-19 patients treated with the drug.

AJ Impact05 May 2020 20:43 GMT

The pharmaceutical company says it will start human trials of the antibody cocktail in June.

Coronavirus pandemic01 Apr 2020 01:29 GMT

Rights groups call for immediate stop to police operations and warn against more abuses during national health crisis.

AJ Impact12 Mar 2020 19:57 GMT

Critics say draft law fails to address criminalisation of drug use.

AJ Impact03 Mar 2020 21:22 GMT

It is unclear how restrictions could affect the availability of common exported medicines including some antibiotics.

Europe20 Feb 2020 22:54 GMT

Spanish police arrest fugitive Briton ringleader and rescue six Ukrainian workers trapped in clandestine workshop.