Medicare’s top 20 costliest drugs
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hepatitis C drug Harvoni topped the list of Medicare’s priciest prescription drugs in
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
State Department accused of interfering with efforts for affordable medicines
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The US Department of State is being accused of inappropriately interfering with efforts by the
Read MoreHow tinkering with a mellow messenger in the brain could yield new drugs
(“By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) It’s a well-known messenger in the brain: a neurotransmitter dubbed GABA that mellows us out.
Read MoreBiosimilar Drug ABP 980 was Found Effective
Sean Harper, Amgen’s executive vice president of research and development said ABP 980 was found as effective Roche’s Herceptin (used
Read MoreMedical groups push to water down requirements for disclosing industry ties
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Nearly 100 national and state medical societies from around the United States are backing a
Read MoreStudy: Medicare Beneficiaries May Face ‘Treatment Gap’ For Painkiller Abuse, Misuse
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) When most people think of the victims of the nation’s opioid abuse
Read MoreFDA sends stern warning to Glaxo over contamination at a penicillin plant
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) GlaxoSmithKline is recalling a “small” number of batches of its Bactroban antibiotic following a harsh rebuke
Read MoreBristol-Myers pays $30 million to settle kickback charges
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) After nearly a decade of litigation, Bristol-Myers Squibb on Monday agreed to pay $30 million
Read MoreFDA Sanctions Off-Label Drug Promotion
(By Deborah Mazer and Gregory Curfman, for Health Affairs Blog, July 19, 2016) Physicians have the authority to prescribe drugs
Read MoreGeneric Versions of Crestor Coming Soon
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss refused to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the approval of new generic versions of
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