Prescription Drugs
Here you'll find links and information on medication your doctor may prexcribe for you.
The Pill Machine!
Most people have suffered through long waits at the pharmacy, but, in the future, a machine called InstyMeds may solve that problem. It resembles an ATM machine, but, instead of cash, it dispenses pills.
Most people have suffered through long waits at the pharmacy, but, in the future, a machine called InstyMeds may solve that problem. It resembles an ATM machine, but, instead of cash, it dispenses pills.
New Cures in the News
In December, three new "Miracle Cures" made the news. These are not cures for sleep apnea or narcolepsy or insomnia. However, if they work, they may make living with these sleep disorders a bit easier.
In December, three new "Miracle Cures" made the news. These are not cures for sleep apnea or narcolepsy or insomnia. However, if they work, they may make living with these sleep disorders a bit easier.
Abe Lincoln's "Blue Mass" Pills
During the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln took a depression medication called blue mass that contained over 9000 times the amount of mercury that is considered safe by today's standards. Was Lincoln suffering from mercury poisoning?
During the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln took a depression medication called blue mass that contained over 9000 times the amount of mercury that is considered safe by today's standards. Was Lincoln suffering from mercury poisoning?
Unethical Medical Practices?
A letter I received from a reader has me a bit concerned. If the facts, as he states them, are true, this is a situation that does indeed warrant investigation. JBFields wrote: "Are doctors being rewarded for using patients as unknowing guinea pigs?"
A letter I received from a reader has me a bit concerned. If the facts, as he states them, are true, this is a situation that does indeed warrant investigation. JBFields wrote: "Are doctors being rewarded for using patients as unknowing guinea pigs?"
Date-Rape Drug For Narcolepsy
On June 6, 2001, an FDA advisory panel recommended approval for a pharmaceutical form of GHB (also known as the Date-Rape Drug) as a limited treatment for a dangerous complication of narcolepsy.
On June 6, 2001, an FDA advisory panel recommended approval for a pharmaceutical form of GHB (also known as the Date-Rape Drug) as a limited treatment for a dangerous complication of narcolepsy.
Federal Government Stomps on Marijuana
Marijuana has been labeled an illegal controlled substance and therefore, using it for any purpose, whether recreational or medicinal, is a Federal Offense.
Marijuana has been labeled an illegal controlled substance and therefore, using it for any purpose, whether recreational or medicinal, is a Federal Offense.
The Marijuana Controversy
There are many unanswered questions about the use of marijuana to induce sleep. Many of them will remain unanswered until marijuana has been legalized and used.
There are many unanswered questions about the use of marijuana to induce sleep. Many of them will remain unanswered until marijuana has been legalized and used.
Provigil Approved for Narcolepsy
From your About.com Guide to Pharmacology: Information on the use of the drug Modafinil in the treatment of narcolepsy.
From your About.com Guide to Pharmacology: Information on the use of the drug Modafinil in the treatment of narcolepsy.
Help For Shift Workers
Shift work or rotating shifts disrupts the circadian rhythm[/link] and causes sleep problems. The New England Journal of Medicine has published the first study of a medication to help with the problems of sleepiness on the job.
Shift work or rotating shifts disrupts the circadian rhythm[/link] and causes sleep problems. The New England Journal of Medicine has published the first study of a medication to help with the problems of sleepiness on the job.