NEW YORK – Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Tuesday announced a recall of some birth control pills in the United States , because they may not contain enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. read more..

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Tuesday recalled one million packets of birth control pills over a packaging error that could put women at risk of unintended pregnancy. read more..

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it was recalling about 1 million packets of birth control pills in the United States because they may not contain enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. Pfizer said the birth control pills posed no health threat to women but it urged consumers affected by the recall to “begin using a non-hormonal form of contraception immediately.” The drugmaker said … read more..

The number of oxycodone pills sold by Florida doctors dropped dramatically in 2011, following a series of high-profile arrests and a legislative crackdown on the storefront “pill mills” that made… Click to Continue » read more..

The thefts, which allegedly occurred over a three-month period, included prescription painkillers, police said read more..

Eighteen people involved in a drug ring in Putnam County were arrested Monday after a four month-long investigation. read more..

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young women on birth control pills tend to have less painful menstrual periods than those not on the contraceptives, a new study finds. Swedish researchers found that of 2,100 women followed from age 19 to 24, those on the combined birth control pill (estrogen and progestin) had less-severe menstrual pain over time. It's already common practice for doctors to … read more..

AUSTRALIANS are familiar with the lobbying drug companies undertake for their newest products, though they may not recognise it as lobbying. read more..

P.E.I. RCMP are warning Islanders travelling out west about ecstasy pills laced with toxic compounds. read more..

JOHOR BARU: The state police recently seized some RM700,000 worth of Eramin 5, syabu and psychotropic pills, which were intended for sale during the upcoming festive season. read more..

Russell Todd, 55, was caught on camera stealing prescription pills from the locked desk drawer of a city hall colleague. read more..

Combining two experimental Bristol- Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) pills cleared the hepatitis C virus in 36 percent of patients not helped by a standard treatment, in a small study testing a new approach against the liver disease. read more..

A former nurse is accused of illegally distributing thousands of pills. read more..

The Scioto County Sheriff says Dark Wings Novelties Gift Shop in the Mid Town Mall in Wheelersburg was raided Thursday afternoon. read more..

Lufkin Police have arrested a licensed nurse accused of stealing 60 pain pills from the nursing home in which he worked. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, police began investigating the crime read more..

A watchdog group on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration to hold a new vote about blood clot risks from popular birth control pills, after advisers to the agency were shown to have ties to the pillmakers read more..

The Brookshire Police Department and the Royal Independent School District have launched a joint investigation to determine who is responsible for distributing some dangerous pills at one high school that caused several students to visit emergency rooms. read more..

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A watchdog group on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration to hold a new vote about blood clot risks from popular birth control pills, after advisers to the agency were shown to have ties to the pillmakers. The FDA asked outside experts in December to discuss the safety of birth control that contains the compound drospirenone, including Bayer's Yaz and Yasmin. The … read more..

A Meriden woman upset that she received the wrong kind of pills she requested from a drug deal, calls the police to get help in getting the pills exchanged or her money back, WTNH reports. read more..

A Sebring woman remained in the Highlands County Jail in lieu of $12,000 bond Thursday after Sebring police alleged that she gave a 5-year-old boy, not her own, a blood pressure pill Wednesday, as well as a 2,000 mcg B-12 vitamin. read more..