Medicines
Evidence-based reviews of medicines and drug classes: which indications have proven efficacy, which rest on weak trials, and what current guidelines advise
Homeopathy in Spain: a medicine by law, a placebo in trials
Grapefruit juice and medications: what not to combine and why
Ibuprofen vs. paracetamol: how they differ and when to pick which one
Contraception during breastfeeding: what works, what to postpone
Antibiotics during breastfeeding: what is compatible and what to avoid
About this section
This section covers individual medicines and pharmacological classes through the lens of evidence-based medicine: clinical trials, systematic reviews, current international society guidelines, and Russian Ministry of Health clinical recommendations. Every article answers three questions: which indications have proven efficacy, which uses rely on outdated or low-quality evidence, and what alternatives current guidelines recommend. Drugs with marketing-driven indications unsupported by independent RCTs are flagged separately – many such drugs are sold for decades in Russia and the CIS while their clinical use is limited or absent in Europe and the United States.