Sierra Leone, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, and several more countries in West Africa are in the midst of an overlooked opioid crisis that's crippling the population and devastating families. The drugs that are fueling this crisis aren't made in makeshift labs, but imported by the millions from India's pharmaceutical industry.

The federal health department will begin a series of steps intended to curb antidepressant drug use in the United States, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced.

A major UK legal case in which Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is accused of knowingly selling baby powder contaminated with asbestos now involves 7,111 claimants.

U.S. prescription drug spending is on track to surpass $1 trillion for the first time in 2026.

Influential analysis has concluded that "breakthrough" Alzheimer's drugs are unlikely to benefit patients. Researchers said the impact was "well below" what was needed to make a difference to dementia patients' lives.

Thousands of patients using blockbuster weight-loss injections may be suffering side effects that have previously flown under the radar in official research, a new study suggests.

A UK health watchdog is investigating warnings that drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease can cause side effects such as gambling and sex addictions.

Blood pressure medications taken by millions of people may increase the risk of a dangerous drop in blood sodium, new research suggests.