Amazon launches a subscription prescription drug service
Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business.
Jan 24, 2023
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Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business.
Jan 24, 2023
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A large Veterans Affairs (VA) clinical trial found that the blood pressure drug chlorthalidone (CTD) was not superior to hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or non-cancer death.
Dec 15, 2022
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An early surge in cold and flu cases has created shortages in key antiviral and antibiotic drugs needed for the annual "sick season," pharmacists report.
Nov 30, 2022
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Global inequities in access to COVID vaccines have turned out to be a "catastrophic moral failure," just as the World Health Organization warned they would in January 2021. Yet it took 20 months of negotiations for members ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Many Americans turn to the latest big idea to lose weight—fad diets, fitness crazes, dodgy herbs and pills, bariatric surgery, just to name a few. They're rarely the magic solution people dream of.
Nov 18, 2022
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For years, brand drug companies have been villainized for "evergreening" or manipulating the law to extend the period of exclusivity for drugs beyond their 20-year patent—a practice critics say unfairly prevents competition ...
Nov 3, 2022
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A brief research report found that Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generic drugs at the same prices as the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) in 2020. These findings suggest that Medicare ...
Jun 20, 2022
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The cost of brand-name drugs for epilepsy increased by 277% from 2010 to 2018, according to a study published in the June 15, 2022, online issue of Neurology. The cost of generic drugs for epilepsy decreased by 42% over the ...
Jun 15, 2022
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Most people with COVID-19 will experience a mild illness, and they'll be able to take care of themselves at home. But some—especially those with underlying health conditions—could benefit from one of several COVID-19 ...
May 11, 2022
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Doctors have been treating diabetes with insulin since 1922. A century later, about 1 in 5 of the 37 million Americans living with diabetes take this medication—a hormone that helps cells absorb sugar from the blood.
May 9, 2022
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