Pfizer closes plant in India after several regulators find problems
(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) M ore than a year after spending roughly $17 billion to acquire Hospira,
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
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
Read MoreA key trial for a Bristol-Myers cancer drug fails in a ‘major surprise’
(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) I n a stunning setback for Bristol-Myers Squibb, its blockbuster Opdivo medicine failed
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 ST A T) M ick Phillips didn’t think much about it when he started coughing a
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Read MoreMany pediatric clinical trials go unpublished or unfinished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 ST A T) E ven though various federal laws were designed to promote clinical trials for
Read MorePharma dollars back patient groups that oppose Medicare Part B overhaul
(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) After the Obama administration proposed overhauling Medicare Part B earlier this year, a
Read MoreElizabeth Warren demands open access to data from patient trials of drugs
(By Meghana Keshavan for ST A T) S hould researchers make public all the data they collect when testing drugs
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
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