1996 to 2013 Saw Large Increase in Diabetes Spending
Increased spending per encounter has been the biggest driver of overall rise in spending.
Increased spending per encounter has been the biggest driver of overall rise in spending.
Both CVS and Aetna care deeply about the prices of pharmaceuticals, but they are hoping to maximize company profits, not consumer savings.
Almost one third of the new therapeutics approved by the FDA between 2001 and 2010 were affected by a postmarket safety event.
Clinicians should prescribe generic medications over brand-name drugs when they can because the generics are less expensive and molecularly identical.
A new survey indicates that pharmaceutical representatives have restricted access to over half of clinicians.
Fycompa is indicated to treat partial-onset seizures in patients aged 12 years and older.
Sofosbuvir is indicated for use with other medications as part of an antiviral treatment regimen for chronic hepatitis C infection.
Pharmaceutical giant first drug maker to adopt such a policy and may encourage others to follow suit.
The FDA is looking into the cause of death of two patients who died several days after receiving injections of Zyprexa Relprevv.
High discontinuation rates with traditional second-line therapies suggest more overactive bladder treatment options are needed.