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.
Sep 4, 2011
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Medications
A pharmacist explains why drugs cost so much
When a nationally prominent oncologist said "drugs cost too much" during a high-profile speech at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology recently, no one was particularly shocked. The cost of new ...
Aug 10, 2015
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Medications
As competition goes down, generic drug prices rise, study finds
If the cost of your generic prescription drug has risen, it may be due to a lack of competition among drug manufacturers, according to a University of Florida College of Pharmacy study.
Jul 3, 2017
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Medications
Switching antiepileptic drugs could increase risk of seizures
The substitution of brand-name antiepileptic drugs with cheaper generic equivalents has been an ongoing point of contention among doctors, federal officials and people with epilepsy.
Feb 17, 2012
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Medications
Discovery represents 'new paradigm' in the way drugs can be manufactured
Robert Linhardt is working to forever change the way some of the most widely used drugs in the world are manufactured. Today, in the journal Science, he and his partner in the research, Jian Liu, have announced an important ...
Oct 27, 2011
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Medications
India patent case threatens cheap drug supply: MSF
Supply of cheap, copycat drugs for the developing world could be badly threatened if Swiss firm Novartis wins a challenge to India's patent law, medical charity MSF said on Monday.
Sep 5, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Promising results of Phase I diabetes trial announced
Promising results of the Phase I clinical trial of the generic drug BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guerin) to treat advanced type I diabetes were announced today at the American Diabetes Association scientific sessions in San Diego. ...
Jun 26, 2011
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Medications
Good news, guys: Viagra prices start to tumble today
(HealthDay)—In news that will delight men who've had difficulties in the bedroom, two generic versions of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra are scheduled to hit the market Monday.
Dec 11, 2017
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Medications
US approves India's Ranbaxy to make generic Lipitor
Indian pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy won US regulatory approval to make the first generic version of cholesterol lowering drug Lipitor, a Pfizer product whose patent expired Wednesday.
Dec 1, 2011
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Medications
With new generic rivals, Lipitor's sales halved
Sales of cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor plunged by half barely a week after the world's top-selling drug got its first U.S. generic competition, new data show.
Dec 20, 2011
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