Medications
Name-brand medications driving spike in U.S. drug spending
(HealthDay)—Rising drug spending in the United States is being fueled by expensive name-brand prescription medicines, a new study shows.
Nov 16, 2018
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News tagged with generic names
Cardiology
Statin use linked to few side effects
the popular class of cholesterol-lowering drugs used widely to prevent recurrent heart disease or stroke as well as risk for having a first cardiac or stroke event—appear to cause few side effects, according to new research ...
Jul 9, 2013
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Neuroscience
Variation in make-up of generic epilepsy drugs can lead to dosing problems
Generic anti-epilepsy drugs, pharmaceutical products similar to brand-name versions, save consumers billions of dollars each year, but some are different enough from branded formulations that they may not be effective, particularly ...
Jun 30, 2011
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Medications
Big box pharmacies offer lowest cash prices for generic drugs
Compared with large chains, independent pharmacies and small chains had the highest cash prices for generic drugs and big-box pharmacies the lowest. Cash prices for brand-name drugs were similar across all types of retail ...
Oct 1, 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
No difference in brand name and generic drugs regarding thyroid dysfunction
There is no difference between brand-name and generic drug formulations of amiodarone -- taken to control arrhythmia – in the incidence of thyroid dysfunction, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Jul 11, 2011
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