Medications - Page 94

July 7, 2016

Study: Insurers' spending on costly meds soared from 2003-14

The latest study of medicine prices finds U.S. insurers' spending on expensive prescription drugs nearly quadrupled from 2003 through 2014, when the number of such prescriptions filled tripled.

July 6, 2016

Simple blood test distinguishes between viral, bacterial infections

A simple blood test that can diagnose an infection as bacterial or viral may improve care and address antibiotic overuse, say Stanford University School of Medicine researchers.

July 1, 2016

Girl, 8, born during mom's cancer battle pens letter after disease returns

A Texas girl whose mother gave birth to her while battling cancer has made an online plea to raise money for what could be end-of-life care after the disease returned and spread to her brain.

July 1, 2016

Researchers seeking ways to make chemotherapy more tolerable

Researchers and physicians are trying new ways to ease the notorious side effects of chemotherapy and make it more tolerable.

June 29, 2016

Lipocine says FDA does not approve its testosterone drug

Lipocine Inc said its oral testosterone replacement product did not get the approval in the United States, sending the drugmaker's shares down 52 pct in premarket trading.

June 27, 2016

Researchers pinpoint best meds to treat migraine in the emergency department

New guidelines for doctors will help them treat migraine headaches that are severe enough to bring patients to the emergency department.

June 24, 2016

Brexit spells upheaval for EU and UK drug regulation

Britain's vote to leave the European Union spells regulatory uncertainty for drug companies, with the London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA), which approves treatments for all EU countries, expected to have to relocate.

June 23, 2016

New York sets 7-day limit on initial opioid prescriptions

ALBANY, N.Y.

June 23, 2016

Heroin use at 20-year high in US drug 'epidemic', UN says

A heroin "epidemic" is gripping the United States, where cheap supply has helped push the number of users to a 20-year high, increasing drug-related deaths, the United Nations said on Thursday.

June 23, 2016

The Chinese connection fueling America's fentanyl crisis

Last spring, Chinese customs agents seized 70 kilograms of the narcotics fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl hidden in a cargo container bound for Mexico.