Medications
Q&A: How the future of medicine looks to the FDA's top drug regulator
If there's anyone in the United States who can see the future of medicine, it's Dr. Janet Woodcock.
Sep 6, 2019
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News tagged with generic drugs
Medications
US agency sees low risk in contaminated blood pressure drugs
U.S. health officials on Wednesday tried to reassure patients that they face very low risks from ongoing contamination problems with widely prescribed blood pressure drugs.
Aug 28, 2019
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Medications
Opinion: To lower drug costs, end prescription coupons
When the federal government recently announced that it will allow pilot projects in a few states whereby wholesalers and pharmacists could import drugs from Canada, not all the details were apparent. It will be many years ...
Aug 9, 2019
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Surgery
Helping patients shop around for health care could control costs better than current system
Most consumers haven't shopped around for standard medical procedures such as a knee replacement, but reference pricing could open that possibility for many services and lower health care costs at the same time.
Jul 15, 2019
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Medications
Study shows some generics can cost medicare recipients more than brand-name drugs
Medicare Part D enrollees may pay more out of pocket for high-priced specialty generic drugs than their brand-name counterparts, according to new research by health policy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and ...
Jul 1, 2019
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Cardiology
Study finds similar cardiovascular outcomes for generic, brand-name drugs for hypothyroidism
A new study by Mayo Clinic researchers may have broad implications for treatment of patients with predominantly benign thyroid disease and newly treated hypothyroidism.
Jun 19, 2019
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Medications
Shortage of anxiety drug creates alarm among patients, doctors
(HealthDay)—A shortage of the anti-anxiety drug buspirone in the United States has patients and doctors concerned.
Feb 4, 2019
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Medications
GOP senator pledges insulin probe as Congress holds hearings
A senior Republican lawmaker said Tuesday he plans to investigate spikes in the price of insulin for people with diabetes as Congress opened hearings on the high cost of prescription drugs.
Jan 29, 2019
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Medications
Rising drug costs can be traced to price hikes for older, brand-name medicine
Anyone keeping tabs on how much they spend at the pharmacy knows that drug costs are rising, but what exactly is driving prices upward is often a mystery.
Jan 11, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
For chest pain not caused by a heart attack, doctors have a remedy
If you feel chest pain, get to a doctor fast. Nothing you're about to read below should dissuade you from that common-sense advice.
Jan 8, 2019
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