Meds Safety

Is Xanax an Opioid (Narcotic)?

Opioids, sometimes called narcotics, are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl,…

The U.S. government estimates that close to 1 million people in California alone cross to Mexico annually for health care, including to…

Buscapina hioscina is a brand of hyoscine butylbromide, an anticholinergic drug patented in 1950, and approved for medical use in…

What is gastroparesis? Gastroparesis, which means partial paralysis of the stomach, is a disease in which the stomach cannot empty…

Menstruation is the shedding of the lining of the uterus (endometrium) accompanied by bleeding. It occurs in approximately monthly cycles…

Tinnitus medical term used to describe hearing sounds that come from inside your body, rather than from an outside source.…

What is antiretroviral therapy (ART)? Medicines used in the management of HIV/AIDS are known as antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is…

What is Linzess? Linzess is a brand of linaclotide that works by increasing the secretion of chloride and water in…

What is Flomax? Flomax (tamsulosin) is a medication used to treat symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland, a condition known…

In Canada, the Pharmaceutical Drugs Directorate (PDD) applies the Food and Drug Regulations under the authority of the Food and…