Sometimes you may need to know how to identify a pill. For example, you might find one on the floor and need to figure out what it is. Or maybe you just picked up your new prescription from the ...

As a daily pill-taker, I’ve learned that the phrase “Out of sight, out of mind” holds all too true when it comes to staying on top of my medications. A pill case that looks and feels nice ...

Placebo pills help you stay on course by taking one daily until the next month. Skipping them can reduce or stop periods. You can speak to your doctor for more advice. Birth control pills are ...

Weight loss pills are medications designed to assist in weight management through various aspects of metabolism, appetite and fat absorption. While lifestyle changes such as healthy eating ...

Taken properly, sleeping pills give enormous benefit to people suffering from an inability to get restful sleep. At the same time, the rise in the use of sleep medication has been accompanied by ...

Overdosing on oral contraceptives, or taking more than one pill per day, usually isn’t life threatening. You most likely won’t experience any major side effects. It’s not at all uncommon to ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: I jump into bed every night, and before you can say “Vladivostok,” I’m sleeping like a redwood log. However, it’s a safe bet that I’ll be wide awake around 2 or ...

Some women are concerned about how contraceptive pills could be affecting their mental health. Are these fears backed up by evidence? Like many young women, Sarah E Hill spent her late teens and ...

Marinol is available both as an oral pill and as an oil-based solution for people with difficulty swallowing capsules. Side effects may include: It may take several weeks for you to notice an ...

Criticism over how the Chinese government buys drugs for its public health care system has ignited frustration over the quality of medicine. By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from ...

If Eli Lilly has its way, this may be the future of obesity care. Eli Lilly makes some of the most powerful weight-loss drugs in the world. The company has pivoted dramatically over the past ...

It’s time to move on from treating heroin as Europe’s main drug problem, according to the head of the European Union’s drugs agency. That’s not to say heroin isn’t still a major problem.