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The Importance of Tablet Coating Technology - Does it Justify a Near 100% Price Increase of a Quickly Swallow Caplet? Sarah Harding
June 29, 2021
My local supermarket sells generic paracetamol for 50p (about $0.70) but I always buy the caplets, which cost almost twice as much – I don’t like throwing money away, but the caplets are coated to mask the bitter taste, and they’re easier to swallow.
Longer Rx for Birth Control Pills a Smart Idea for Female Vets: Study drugs
July 22, 2019
Giving U.S. female military veterans a year's supply of birth control pills would reduce their risk of unwanted pregnancies and lower health care costs, a new study finds.
Drugs-on-a-coil method could free patients from the burden of taking pills europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 08, 2019
A research group has designed a pills-on-a-coil system to administer drugs without having to take pills.
Many Patients Don't Need Opioids After Surgery drugs
June 04, 2019
Many patients don't need opioids after surgery.
Smart pills could ‘dumb down’ medical care europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 18, 2019
Research suggest that the use of smart pills should be only after carefully evaluating their clinical efficacy against standard of care drugs…
Otsuka's dose-tracking digital pill charts its first course to market with Magellan fiercepharma
September 06, 2018
Digital pills that can track dosage are closer to becoming reality for Magellan Health mental health providers through a deal with Otsuka.
Birth Control Pills (Taytulla Physician Sample Packs) Recalled Over Potential Pregnancy Risk drugs
May 31, 2018
Almost 170,000 birth control pill packs are being recalled over a manufacturing error that could lead to unplanned pregnancy, maker Allergan says.