If you think corticosteroids are everywhere and given for everything, that opinion is understandable. In 2020, over 113,000,000 prescriptions for glucocorticoids were filled in the United States ...

It takes 40 gallons of tree sap to create one gallon of maple syrup. The formula might come from science, but the result is pure magic, especially to Vermonters, who’ve been tapping and sugaring ...

Compared with no dexamethasone treatment, early administration of dexamethasone in children with pneumococcal meningitis lowered 30-day all-cause mortality by 50%, a new study showed. Overall ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(24):2347-2357. Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e ...

Background Gout patients are more clinically complex than 20 years ago due to advanced age, comorbidities and polypragmasia. A lot of patients have contraindications or refractoriness to ...

Correspondence to Dr Sharon Conroy, Division of Medical Sciences & Graduate Entry Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital Centre, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3DT, ...

Objective To determine the safety of ciprofloxacin in paediatric patients in relation to arthropathy, any other adverse events (AEs) and drug interactions. Methods A systematic search of MEDLINE, ...

The "best" cough medicine is ultimately based on the type of cough you have, as well as an evaluation of possible side effects. The three main types of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines adults can use ...

Steroids, or corticosteroids, are available orally, as an injection, and as a topical. However, they come with serious risks and side effects, such as diabetes and glaucoma. Rheumatoid arthritis ...

A prednisone taper gradually reduces your corticosteroid dose over days, weeks, or months to prevent prednisone withdrawal. Stopping prednisone abruptly can lead to adrenal insufficiency, which causes ...