UnitedHealthcare broadens direct drug rebate program
The nation's largest health insurer is expanding a program that passes rebates from drugmakers directly to the people that use their medications.
Mar 12, 2019
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The nation's largest health insurer is expanding a program that passes rebates from drugmakers directly to the people that use their medications.
Mar 12, 2019
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Paying for cancer drugs based on how well they work in practice could help patients get new treatments faster, according to a Cancer Research UK report published today.
Feb 21, 2019
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The use of pharmaceuticals is on the rise and, globally, the expenses for drugs are projected to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2021.
Feb 21, 2019
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Drug combinations used for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and melanoma aren't as effective as they could be. Oncologists haven't had the right tools to predict drug interactions, other than in costly ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Extracting relevant information from the scientific literature about side effects and adverse drug reactions to pharmaceutical products is an important part of data mining in this area. Writing in the International Journal ...
Feb 12, 2019
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A law meant to shame doctors who receive payments and gifts from drug companies in exchange for prescribing their medications to patients has given rise to some unexpected consequences.
Feb 7, 2019
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In 2016, the powerful drug fentanyl claimed the life of music legend Prince and has, in recent years, largely contributed to the next wave of America's opioid crisis.
Jan 30, 2019
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In March 2017, 13-year-old Joseph was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis. He has been undergoing treatment at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool ever since.
Jan 29, 2019
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The Trump administration's proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to publish drug prices in TV ads is unlikely to help control drug prices, according to a study publishing Jan. 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Jan 22, 2019
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US doctors who receive direct payments from opioid manufacturers tend to prescribe more opioids than doctors who receive no such payments, according to new research published by Addiction. The report found that the association ...
Jan 22, 2019
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