How much would you pay for the miracle of gene therapy?
(By Maria Kefalas for STAT) Every day I wake up thinking about how to get gene therapy to the children
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Is In Prison, But Daraprim’s Price Is Still High
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) It was 2015 when Martin Shkreli, then CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals and the
Read MoreFederal kickback law might be used to bring down drug prices, FDA commissioner suggests
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb, on Thursday suggested
Read MoreFentanyl and other synthetic opioids contributed to more overdose deaths in 2016 than prescription painkillers
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Synthetic opioids, particularly illicit fentanyl, contributed to more overdose deaths in the United States
Read MoreHow A Drug Company Under Pressure For High Prices Ratchets Up Political Activity
(By Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News) Business looked challenging for Novo Nordisk at the end of
Read MoreBenzodiazepines: America’s ‘Other Prescription Drug Problem’
(By John Henning Schumann for NPR) Drew was in his early 30s. His medical history included alcohol abuse, but he
Read MoreDOJ requests information from Cigna, Express Scripts as merger review continues
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Department of Justice requested additional information from Cigna and Express Scripts as
Read MoreAmazon failed to disrupt the prescription drug business with Drugstore.com. Could a second try succeed?
(By Casey Ross for STAT) The headlines, spurred by Amazon’s entry into the pharmacy business, were as entertaining as they
Read MoreA national drug shortage crisis is potentially affecting the care for patients undergoing anesthesia
In a recent survey of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), found more than 98 percent of respondents noted that they
Read MoreMedicare drug program covers methadone only when prescribed for pain not for addiction treatment
Older Americans with Medicare drug coverage who develop a dangerous addiction there is one treatment Medicare won’t cover: methadone. Experts
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