_ Diabetes Drug Companies At Fault for Lack of Generic Insulin By article Generic insulin, which could make the lifesaving treatment available to more diabietics, isnΓÇÖt available because drug companies have acted to … Read More→
_ Heart Health Rejected and Unfilled Prescriptions for New, Pricier Cholesterol Drugs Tied to Higher Heart, Stroke Risk By Jane Farrell article Patients appear to be at higher risk of heart problems or stroke when prescriptions for the newest cholesterol-lowering drugs are … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Could Another Drug Fight Opioid Misuse? By Jane Farrell article Researchers are testing an experimental drug aimed at treating cravings associated with opioid use disorder (OUD). The trial has begun … Read More→
_ Medical Care Understanding Adverse Drug Reactions By Sondra Forsyth article For most treatable health conditions, patients expect to take at least one prescription drug if not multiple depending on the … Read More→
_ Antibiotic Resistance New Compound as Effective as FDA-Approved Drugs against Life-Threatening Infections By Jane Farrell article Researchers have identified a new compound that┬áin preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as FDA-approved antibiotics in … Read More→
_ Sexual Health The Cost of Drugs to Treat Painful Sex for Women Is Becoming Prohibitive By Sondra Forsyth article It wasnΓÇÖt all that long ago that women werenΓÇÖt supposed to talk about sex, let alone after a certain age. … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Insurance Approval Lagging on Costly New Cholesterol Drug By Jane Farrell article Less than half of patients received their insurerΓÇÖs approval for prescriptions of the type of cholesterol-lowering drug known as PCSK9 … Read More→
_ Senior Health Older Americans Don't Get -- or Seek -- Enough Help from Doctors & Pharmacists on Drug Costs By Sondra Forsyth article The majority of Americans over age 50 take two or more prescription medicines to prevent or treat health problems, and … Read More→
_ Business of Medicine The Link Between Doctors and Drug Sales Representatives By Jane Farrell article Limiting how pharmaceutical sales representatives market their products to physicians changes the doctorsΓÇÖ drug prescribing behaviors, according to new research. … Read More→
Migraine Hope for New Migraine Prevention Drugs By article Migraine researchers and clinicians are growing excited about a new class of drugs called Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies, … Read More→
Medical Research Osteoporosis Drugs May Prevent Some Cancers By Jane Farrell article The most commonly used medications for osteoporosis worldwide, bisphosphonates, may also prevent certain kinds of lung, breast and colon cancers, … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Getting Potentially Life-Saving Drugs to High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients Faster By Jane Farrell article By Tatiana Prowell, M.D. and Richard Pazdur, M.D. Researchers at an international oncology conference held in October in Spain reported … Read More→
_ Prescription Drugs What You Need to Know About Generic Drugs By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: No matter what prescription drugs youΓÇÖre taking, there are several issues you should be aware of: how effective … Read More→
_ Osteoporosis A Drug that May Stop Osteoporosis By Jane Farrell article A previously overlooked group of cells may be crucial to the process of bone loss in post-menopausal women, according to … Read More→
Prescription Drugs prescription medicines Safety Concerns About New Drugs By Sondra Forsyth article The authors of a study published in the August 2014 issue of Health Affairs contend that when the FDA approval process for medications changed in 1992 with the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which allowed the FDA to collect fees to expedite drug approvals, the new process may have led to the release of drugs before they could be adequately evaluated for safety issues.
_ Pricier Rx If Docs Get Free Drug Samples By article At least for dermatologists, access to free drug samples from Big Pharma representatives means costlier prescription for patients. That’s the finding of Stanford University Medical Center researchers who published the results of their study April 16th in JAMA Dermatology.
_ What to Know About Your Pet's Medicine By Jane Farrell article If youΓÇÖve ever had to give your cat a dose of medicine, you know that it can go sideways quickly. … Read More→
_ Is Your Pet's Medicine Safe? By Jane Farrell article Anyone whoΓÇÖs ever had to give a cat a dose of medicine, you know that it can go sideways quickly. … Read More→