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Buspar is a discontinued brand name version of the drug buspirone, which treats anxiety. Although Buspar is no longer available on the market, people can instead take the generic form, which is chemically identical. A person should only take buspirone as their doctor directs, as it can have side effects. Buspirone may help individuals with anxiety feel more relaxed, think more clearly, and worry less. The medication may also help with feelings of irritability and other anxiety-related symptoms, such as an increased heartbeat, sweating, and difficulty sleeping. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Buspar for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in 1986. A doctor can diagnose a person with GAD if they have been experiencing excessive anxiety and worry on most days over a period of at least 6 months. Although Buspar is no longer available, the FDA confirmed that its withdrawal from the market was not due to concerns regarding safety or effectiveness. In this arti...

Antipsychotic medications are a common way of treating schizophrenia. They are available orally or by injection and work by targeting neurotransmitters. Antipsychotic medications are first-line treatments for schizophrenia, a chronic mental health condition. The two classes of medications to treat the condition are first-generation and second-generation antipsychotics. Continue reading to learn more about the types of schizophrenia injectables, how they work, and how to take them. This article will also cover the benefits, risks, and some alternative treatments. Long-acting injectables (LAIs) are antipsychotic medications that work to treat schizophrenia. They may reduce psychosis, which may include positive symptoms, which appear following the onset of the condition. Positive symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thoughts. The injections usually last 2–12 weeks. The medications are available by prescription from a doctor. Antipsychotic injections for schizophren...

Generations of physicians have been taught that Black people with high blood pressure should be treated with a narrower range of medication options than all other racial groups. This race-based approach to prescribing has no apparent patient benefit, according to a UC San Francisco study. The guidance could also be limiting access to medications that could achieve better overall health outcomes in Black patients, say the authors of the study published Jan. 13, 2022, in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine . "Race provides a poor proxy for precision medicine," said first author Hunter K. Holt, MD, MAS, who did the work as a primary care research fellow in the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine. He is now at the University of Illinois Chicago. "Our study provides evidence that race-based prescribing is ineffective, unwarranted and may even be detrimental to Black patients in the long run." Practice guidelines have long recomme...

This article was originally published here Congenit Anom (Kyoto). 2022 Jan 3. doi: 10.1111/cga.12456. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT To evaluate the safety of triptan use during pregnancy in a Japanese population, we descriptively analyzed the data on pregnancy and fetal outcomes from 128 pregnant women using triptans for migraine treatment at two Japanese facilities that provided counseling on drug exposure in pregnancy between 2001 and 2017. The risks of miscarriage, low birth weight, and preterm birth were similar to those reported in the demographic statistics in Japan. The incidence proportion of malformation was also within the baseline risk range. Accumulated data suggest that exposure to triptans during pregnancy does not clearly increase the risk of negative pregnancy and fetal outcomes. This finding can help reduce anxiety in pregnant women with migraines who are taking triptans. PMID:34981573 | DOI:10.1111/cga.12456

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Recently, I learned just how many side effects a birth control pill can have.  A few weeks ago as I was mindlessly scrolling through Tik Tok searching for the next quirky trend or shenanigan that my social-media-savvy peers are up to, I stumbled across a video by @squishxy in my feed captioned, "my roommate and I had our boyfriends read our birth control side effects." It intrigued me—and it did not disappoint.  In the video, the creator and her roommate encouraged their boyfriends to each read the long list of side effects and complications of birth control usage that came with the packaging of their partners' birth control pills. While the guys visibly displayed confusion and astoundment at the mishmash list of foreign-sounding medical conditions, their partners sat by the sidelines laughing uncontrollably. "I don't even know what them chemical signs even mean!" one boyfriend exclaimed. "You're gonna get a stroke?" t...