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Drug spending falls for first time in 6 decades
An explosion of cheap generic substitutes for widely used prescription drugs last year helped drive the first decline in pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. in nearly six decades. Drug makers often lament what they call the patent cliff, which is when...
Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Prescription Drugs, Pharmaceuticals
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Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs
When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...
Tags: Bevacizumab (drug), Employment, Employment Opportunities, National Institutes of Health, Herceptin (drug)
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Prescription needed to remedy generic drug pricing shenanigans
Wanda Ferrin fills her husband's prescription for the generic antibiotic doxycycline at a Target in Simi Valley. For years, the medication has cost her $6 a month. In February, however, the price tripled to $18 for 30 pills. And this month, it...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Professionals, CVS Corp., Target
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FDA says don't use Prilosec or Nexium with Plavix
Booster ShotsThe Food and Drug Administration warned today that patients taking the blood-thinning drug Plavix should avoid taking the acid reflux medications Prilosec and Nexium because they can interfere with Plavix's activity, reducing its efficacy by half. Plavix,... -
Plavix advertising indirectly cost taxpayers an extra $207 million over five years*
Booster ShotsAdvertising brand-name prescription medications directly to patients is a uniquely American custom, and a controversial one at that. A study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine may stir new debate over the practice. In the case of one....... -
The FDA requires a black-box warning on anti-clotting drug Plavix
Booster ShotsThe Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it will require a new black-box warning on the label of the popular anti-clotting drug Plavix to indicate that some patients do not metabolize the drug properly and may receive little benefit...... -
Many more people not getting their medications, study finds
Booster ShotsIt is probably a sign of the bad economy, but more Americans than ever are not getting the prescription drugs they need, according to new data prepared by Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions of Bridgewater, N.J., which monitors drug sales in...... -
Shop around for deals on prescription drugs
If your insurance has ever stopped covering a prescription drug or you don’t have coverage at all, you know how quickly costs can mount. Americans spent, on average, $758 out of pocket for medication in 2012, according to a recent Consumer Reports...Tags: Services and Shopping, Target, Medicines, Rite Aid Corp., Statins (drugs)
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More people buying prescription drugs overseas online
Reporter and PhotographerThe federal government doesn't want you to do it but more and more of you are. The high cost of prescription drugs has many Americans turning to other countries to make their purchases. The Food and Drug Administration says that's dangerous. More...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Viagra (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Pfizer Inc.
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Patients settle stent claims against Midei, St. Joseph
Nearly 250 of the patients who accused cardiologist Dr. Mark Midei of performing unnecessary stent procedures at St. Joseph Medical Center settled their lawsuits against him Thursday, a major step forward in one of the largest medical malpractice cases in...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Cardiologists, Justice System, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Sinai to research new drug to prevent blood clots, heart attacks in stent patients
A Sinai Hospital cardiologist is launching a clinical trial of a type of coronary artery disease drug not yet tested in humans, building on a history at the Baltimore hospital of research to develop more effective treatments to prevent blood clotting....
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, National Institutes of Health, Cardiologists, Chemical Industry, Health Organizations
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Big name drug savings
If you take Lipitor, Actos, or Lexapro, new generics of these and other big-name drugs could be a real money saver. But are you saving as much as you should? Consumer Reports has discovered just because you're buying a generic drug doesn't mean you're...
Tags: Walmart, Target, Statins (drugs), Lexapro (drug), Consumers
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