News tagged with generic medications

Fear in US as drug shortages mount

Shortages of vital drugs, particularly cancer-fighting medication, have raised concerns in the United States, where regulators often have to race to try to find replacements.

Medications Sep 04, 2011 | 5 / 5 (4) | 3

Differences in generic pill characteristics may lead to interruptions in essential medication use

Generic medications currently account for over 70 percent of prescriptions dispensed. However, while generic drugs are clinically bioequivalent to the brand-name version, they often differ in their physical characteristics, ...

Medications Dec 31, 2012 | 3 / 5 (5) | 1 |

Americans turn to generic medications in 2010: report

(Medical Xpress) -- In a new report released by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, the results show that over 78% of the almost four billion prescriptions written in the U.S. in 2010 were for generic drugs. The ...

Medications Apr 22, 2011 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Research shows generic medications are changing the economics of treating chronically ill patients

As the nation seeks to expand health care coverage to more citizens without adding burdensome costs, researchers from Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital and CVS Caremark reported that preventative health care ...

Health Jul 07, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Toward competitive generic drug prices in Canada

The commitment of Canadian premiers to lower generic drug prices is a major change in how the country prices generic drugs, and government should learn from past attempts, states an article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...

Medications Nov 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Regenstrief study finds that generic drugs often have incorrect safety labeling

Despite U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations requiring generic medications to carry identical warnings to those on corresponding brand-name products, a study by Regenstrief Institute researchers has found that more ...

Medications Dec 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Financial burden of prescription drugs is dropping: Costs remain a challenge for many

The financial burden Americans face paying out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs has declined, although prescription costs remain a significant challenge for people with lower incomes and those with public insurance, ...

Health Feb 08, 2012 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0