BBC News - Drugs lose effectiveness in space

By James Gallagher Health reporter, BBC News

Drugs were tested by being sent into space for varying lengths of time

Astronauts on long space missions may not be able to take paracetamol to treat a headache or antibiotics to fight infection, a study has found.

Scientists at the Johnson Space Center have shown that the effectiveness of drugs declines more rapidly in space.

Continuous doses of radiation onboard spacecraft may be to blame, according to the study published in the AAPS Journal.

The authors said longer missions have increased the need for drugs in space. [...]

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