Last year, the NHS prescribed paracetamol over 15 million times and the average person takes 70 a year. But while the ...

Professor James Dear, personal chairman of clinical pharmacology at the University of Edinburgh, said: "This study clearly shows that paracetamol, the world's most used drug, increases blood pressure, ...

In a long-standing dispute over the pricing control of non-scheduled drugs, the Delhi High Court has granted interim relief ...

Between mysterious abbreviations, chemical names, and hurried handwriting, understanding prescriptions can feel impossible.

A series of child deaths linked to contaminated cough syrup has exposed deep cracks in India’s drug regulation and ...

Parents in rural areas insist on medicine for every cough, and doctors are pressured by both expectations and pharmaceutical ...

Pregnant women are often excluded from clinical trials, leaving an evidence gap and enabling unsubstantiated claims, write Caroline Dale and colleagues On 22 September, US president Donald Trump, ...

To understand these claims, we need to examine what autism actually is and why diagnoses have increased. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition affecting ...

Local doctors say there is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) during pregnancy to autism. This follows public claims by US President Donald Trump, who has ...

Paracetamol has hit the headlines after US President Donald Trump linked taking the over counter painkiller during pregnancy with soaring rates of autism and ADHD. The claims have caused outrage ...

Pregnant women should not be denied appropriate care because of unsubstantiated claims, say three South African associations of medical specialists. Suggestions of a possible link between the use of ...

Paracetamol is one the most commonly taken drug to treat fever and muscle pain. (Image: Canva) US President Donald Trump recently made headlines for his press conference, yet again. Not for his ...