DEA reconsidering its ban on the herbal supplement kratom
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) After announcing that the herbal supplement kratom would be made as illegal as heroin, the Drug
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Novel study of pancreatic cancer aims to give patients more treatment options
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Just 3 percent1 of adult cancer patients participate in clinical trials of experimental treatments. In
Read MoreNot just for medics: Drugs that reverse opioid overdoses are being pushed to the masses
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) BALTIMORE — After two decades of sending a needle exchange van around this city, officials
Read MoreGlaxo to pay $20 million for bribing doctors in China
(Ed Silverman for STAT) GlaxoSmithKline on Friday agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt
Read MoreYoung Boy’s Struggle To Survive Sparked Push For Drugs For Terminally Ill
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) At age 7, Josh Hardy became the poster child for a movement to
Read MoreWhy fentanyl is deadlier than heroin, in a single photo
(By Allison Bond for STAT) The opioid crisis just keeps getting worse, in part because new types of drugs keep
Read MoreFormer Insys sales manager is arrested in opioid kickback scheme
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Yet another former Insys Therapeutics sales manager has been arrested in connection with a scheme
Read MoreThe Need To Replace EpiPens Regularly Adds To Concerns About Cost
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) As controversy about the pricing of EpiPens reverberates from Capitol Hill to
Read MoreA Golden Ticket That Fast-Tracks A Drug Through The FDA
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics won a big victory when its $300,000 muscular dystrophy
Read MoreEuropean regulators appeal rulings that prevent release of drug data
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Once again, drug makers and European regulators are clashing over disclosing information. Continue reading article
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