Category: Prescription Drugs
Psilocybin Therapy Enhances Psychological Well-Being in Anorexia Patients but Falls Short on Weight Restoration
This is the first clinical trial to reveal and document the potential of psilocybin-based treatment for anorexia nervosa. A team from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), details …
Evidence-Based Strategies and Practical Interventions to Sustain Long-Term Weight Loss Following Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) Treatment
Semaglutide, marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy, is also available as compounded Semaglutide. It is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist primarily used as an anti-glycemic drug in type 2 …Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Cuts Chlamydia and Syphilis by Half, but Risks Antibiotic Resistance
Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, or Doxy-PEP, is used to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like chlamydia and syphilis. Taken soon after unprotected sex up to 72 hours …Pirfenidone, an FDA-Approved Drug, Delays Ovarian Aging and Enhances Fertility in Older Mice
The female reproductive system is one of the first systems in the human body to show signs of aging.1 However, this aging process albeit natural and inevitable often results …Semaglutide Reduces Hidradenitis Suppurativa Flares and Improves Quality of Life in Obese Patients
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in the antidiabetic medication Ozempic and the obesity drug Wegovy, may help relieve hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a common and chronic skin condition, particularly in obese …Short-Term Rapamycin Treatment May Be Sufficient for Lifespan Extension, Reducing the Need for Lifelong Use
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing has revealed that brief exposure to the macrolide drug rapamycin could have similar effects on lifespan …
Patterns of Benzodiazepine or Non-benzodiazepine(Sleep Drugs) and Opioid Co-Use Linked to Increased Overdose Risk
Benzodiazepines/Non-benzodiazepines (Z-drugs) are drugs used in the treatment of anxiety and sleep disorders, while Opioids are primarily used in the management of pain; both drug classes are CNS depressants. …