It’s been a long time coming. Avandia, the controversial diabetes pill, has finally been pulled off European pharmacy shelves due to its heart attack risk for the majority of people. The US Food & Drug Adminstration (FDA) [...]

Avandia, which contains the chemical ingredient Rosiglitazone, is a popular drug used in diabetes; its fate to remain on pharmacy shelves is currently being debated as there are controversial studies linking Avandia with an increased [...]

The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) is pulling Reductil (chemical name Sibutramine) off the market due to a higher risk of heart complications. I am extremely happy with this decision and I hope that [...]

For your information, in case your relatives shipped these medications to you from the states or UAE to Jordan.  Not a big deal, but good to know! Massive OTC recall affects two dozen J&J products [...]

1. Aspirin was introduced in 1899 marking it as the oldest pain reliever. 2. Acetaminophen is the same as Paracetamol so if anybody ships you a bottle of Tylenol from the states, know that it [...]

It is not always easy to figure out if you need antibiotics when you are sick; even doctors have a hard time telling the difference. Here are the common myths associated with antibiotic use. Virus [...]