News tagged with generic drugs
Related topics: food and drug administration
Aspirin-like Drug Could Help Control Diabetes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine are participating in a national study testing the ability of a generic drug called salsalate to control diabetes.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Innappropriate drug prescriptions wasting millions, raising health risks
A recent study in Oregon suggests that drugs designed for treating the most severe mental illnesses are often prescribed at inappropriately low doses and at considerable expense, for use in conditions where their benefit ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 04, 2009 |
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AARP: Prescription drug prices on the rise
(AP) -- Prices of the most popular brand-name prescription drugs are on the rise even as the economy falters, the AARP says.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Study: Heart failure drug guidelines often ignored
(AP) -- Most hospitalized heart failure patients are sent home without widely recommended inexpensive pills, despite a program to get more doctors to follow treatment guidelines, a study suggests.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Patent challenges reduce pharmaceutical innovation and productivity, researchers say
The development of new and innovative pharmaceuticals is being stifled by a U.S. law and successful patent challenges that embolden generic competition, according to an article published in this week's issue ...
Oct 15, 2009 |
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DCA research on brain cancer
Medical Researchers at the University of Alberta reported today evidence that the orphan generic drug Dichloroacetate (DCA) may hold promise as potential therapy for perhaps the deadliest of all human cancers: a form of brain ...
May 12, 2010 |
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Slovenia to launch generic version of Viagra
Krka, the biggest drugmaker in Slovenia, said Friday that its generic version of the impotency drug Viagra would be launched in September and priced 30 percent cheaper than the original.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?
Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you'll often find an offer for a free sample ...
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Speedy generic approval may not benefit consumers as much as expected, model shows
Faster approval times for generic drugs will get them into consumers' hands quicker, but may not make the price any better, a pricing and marketing researcher has found.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Elder law expert: Health care reform act a mixed bag for seniors
Although the effects of the controversial health care reform act will be somewhat muted for many older Americans, it will inevitably have enough of an impact that seniors will discover that there is plenty to like and dislike ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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EU trade deal threatens access to life saving drugs for developing countries
A new trade agreement between India and Europe would block access to life saving drugs for billions of people living in developing countries, warns an expert in the British Medical Journal today.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Drugmakers brace for generic versions of biotech blockbusters
In 2001, Abbott Laboratories spent nearly $7 billion on the biggest acquisition in the company's 123-year history, primarily to access one drug, Humira.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 27, 2011 |
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No state lawsuits on generic drugs: US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court narrowly ruled on Thursday that people may not sue generic drug makers under state laws if they believe a generic drug label failed to adequately warn of side effects.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Use of $4 generic drug programs could save society billions of dollars, study shows
If all eligible patients filled their prescriptions through a $4 generic drug program, the societal savings could amount to nearly $6 billion, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 14, 2011 |
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