Syncing Up Drug Refills: A Way To Get Patients To Take Their Medicine
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) You have your red pill and your green pill. There’s the one you
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
A key trial for a Bristol-Myers cancer drug fails in a ‘major surprise’
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In a stunning setback for Bristol-Myers Squibb, its blockbuster Opdivo medicine failed to meet the
Read MoreDoctors Need A New Skill Set For This Opioid Abuse Treatment
(By Karen Shakerdge, Side Effects Public Media, for Kaiser Health News) In a big hotel conference room near New York’s
Read MoreFacing bleak odds, cancer patients chase one last chance — in Cuba
(By Rob Waters for STAT) Mick Phillips didn’t think much about it when he started coughing a lot in the
Read MoreOne Patient Equals Two Patient When it comes to Opiate Addiction
Some doctors and their staff are finding the health insurance prior authorization process to treat patients with opiate addiction it’s
Read MoreMany pediatric clinical trials go unpublished or unfinished
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Even though various federal laws were designed to promote clinical trials for testing products in
Read MorePharma dollars back patient groups that oppose Medicare Part B overhaul
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) After the Obama administration proposed overhauling Medicare Part B earlier this year, a plethora of
Read MoreElizabeth Warren demands open access to data from patient trials of drugs
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Should researchers make public all the data they collect when testing drugs and medical devices
Read MoreWhere’s the Patient in the Equation?
In response to rising cost of prescription drugs, a handful of organizations have developed frameworks for assessing the value of
Read MoreFDA warns Chinese drug maker over lying
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The next time that employees at Xiamen Origin Biotech want to lie to regulators about
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