US negotiated Medicare prices for 15 more drugs to test cost savings promise
By Patrick Wingrove and Deena Beasley (Reuters) -The U.S. government is expected this week to announce negotiated prices…
Antidepressant is ‘no better than placebo’ for children
A medication meant to lift spirits may be falling flat. New research suggests that an antidepressant commonly prescribed…
Poll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They Are Currently Taking a GLP-1 Drug for Weight Loss, Diabetes or Another Condition, Even as Half Say the Drugs Are Difficult to Afford
About one in eight adults (12%) say that they are currently taking a GLP-1 drug such as Ozempic…
Amgen sues Colorado prescription drug board over Enbrel price cap
The pharmaceutical company Amgen has again sued Colorado over a state board’s decision to place a price cap…
FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe ‘serious concerns’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday after federal…
Over 140,000 bottles of popular cholesterol drug Atorvastatin recalled by FDA
Federal health officials are advising consumers that more than 140,000 bottles of cholesterol medication are being recalled due…
As Medicare Advantage plans change, patients are caught in middle
Edward Dailey, 81, said he has long viewed the Medicare Advantage plan he gets through Blue Cross Blue…
Common Medications Continue Altering Your Gut Years After You Stop Taking Them
(© JJAVA – stock.adobe.com) In A Nutshell Researchers studied 2,509 Estonians and found 42% of tested drugs left…
Amazon will start dispensing prescription drugs through vending machines
Amazon’s quest to become a genuine all-in-one healthcare solution has already seen it commit to same-day prescription deliveries,…
Americans priced out of prescription drugs hoping for relief from new Trump plan
Critical care nurse Janet Kerrigan was stunned to discover in 2011 that she had multiple myeloma, an incurable…
Popular opioid painkiller doesn’t ease chronic pain: new study
Talk about a dose of disappointment. A new analysis suggests that millions of Americans with chronic pain are…
New ‘unusual’ side effect of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic on the rise
From sagging jowls and sulfurous burps to deflated breasts and surprise pregnancies, the side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss…