October 24, 2015 Pharma CEO says it will take a while to figure out promised lower drug price As of a week ago, pharmaceuticals purveyor Martin Shkreli hadn't kept his promise to lower the cost of a toxoplasmosis drug after outcry over its 5,000% price hike over the summer.
October 24, 2015 Statin use tied to cataract development The risk of developing cloudy lenses in the eyes may be linked to the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, according to a new study.
October 24, 2015 Doctors propose tool to help gauge the value of cancer drugs The pushback against soaring cancer drug prices is gaining steam.
October 24, 2015 Shortage of flu vaccine for children resolved, says Roche A temporary shortage in the United States of one of the leading flu medicines used to treat children with the sometimes deadly virus has been resolved, Roche, the maker of Tamiflu, said on Thursday.
October 24, 2015 Study finds racial disparity in appendicitis treatment among children A study published online in the September edition of the journal JAMA Pediatrics suggests physicians are less likely to prescribe pain medication for appendicitis to black children than they are to white children, even when those patients’ perceived pain levels are the same.
October 24, 2015 Intervention plans needed to increase medication adherence, study says Previous research has shown that patients take only about half of their prescribed medication, and a new study suggests that interventions designed to improve these rates have proven futile thus far.
October 24, 2015 Antibiotics may have been wrongly prescribed for influenza, CDC finds During the 2013 flu season, more people needed antiviral medications than got them, and meanwhile, antibiotics were inappropriately given to a large proportion of patients with influenza (a viral disease that is not helped by taking antibiotics), according to a new study.
October 24, 2015 US class action asserts India's Ranbaxy manipulated FDA rules Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has been sued in a district court in the United States for allegedly manipulating U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules for years to keep rival generic drugs out of the market.
October 24, 2015 Many doctors give in when patients want brand drugs Doctors often cave in to patients' requests for brand-name prescription drugs even when generic versions are available, a new study suggests - a tendency that adds billions in costs for patients and the health system
October 24, 2015 Ebola puts focus on drugs made from tobacco plants It's an eye-catching angle in the story of an experimental treatment for Ebola: The drug comes from tobacco plants that were turned into living pharmaceutical factories.
