Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

News and analysis on drug development, clinical evidence, regulatory approvals, pharmacology, and the science behind treatments — from small molecules to biologics.

There is no doubt that GLP-1s induce weight loss, with a rising percentage with each new generation targeting multiple sites in the metabolic pathways underlying obesity.
In case you are "nova" to this site, here's what to expect: Some terrible puns and juvenile humor, a little about drug pollution in water, and a smear of chemistry in the form of drug metabolism. Don the life jackets. It's time to sink or swim.
One of TikTok’s seemingly endless stupid “challenges” has resurfaced after six years in hiding.
I intended to write about rocket fuel. So, how did I end up writing about “ayahuasca,” a hallucinogenic brew originating from Indigenous Amazon traditions? Well, here we go. 
At first glance, drug law enforcement and drug resistance seem to have nothing whatsoever in common. One involves microbes evolving in hospitals and laboratories; the other involves law enforcement trying to disrupt the illicit drug trade.
Welcome back to March Badness. In Part 1, we analyzed the contestants from the Placebo Region—supplements so implausible or diluted that they can't possibly work (or aren't even in the bottle).