Drugs – Page 32 – Healthy Skeptic

Jan 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Walgreen Co. warned it will withdraw about half of its pharmacies from the state of Washington’s Medicaid as the program continues to cut back on reimbursements

Jan 15 2010

Washington Post

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A LOOPHOLE in existing law allows manufacturers of brand-name drugs to pay competitors to keep cheaper, generic versions off the market

Jan 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Regulators don’t like it when big drug companies pay generics shops in deals that determine when branded drugs will face generic competition

Jan 11 2010

New York Times

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Prices for a small but growing number of brand-name drugs have risen more than twofold in recent years

Jan 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Why is drug importation (and its twin the reimportation of American drugs from foreign countries) a bad idea?

Jan 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Four years ago, Medicare Part D was born – today, the program is working better than many expected

Jan 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The Obama-era FDA approved 26 new drugs last year. That’s a hair’s breadth from the 25 new drugs approved by the Bush-era FDA in 2008

Jan 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Patients with severe depression benefit most from antidepressant medications while those with less-severe symptoms see little or no benefit

Jan 05 2010

Wall Street Journal

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More Americans are being prescribed multiple psychiatric medications but most people diagnosed with recent depression don’t get adequate treatment

Jan 04 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Top doctors have to limit their financial ties to the drug and device industries under rules that kicked in on the first of the year

Dec 29 2009

PR Newswire

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According to a new national survey of more than 1,000 people ages 65 and older who use medications, more than half take at least five different prescription drugs regularly and one in four take between 10 and 19 pills each day

Dec 25 2009

Christmas Potpourri

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Happy Holidays, here are a few health care presents for your tree, including defensive medicine, FDA regulation of drug/diagnostic combinations, virtual doctor visits, generic drugs and wireless health. Have a…

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Dec 23 2009

New York Times

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The drug industry is bracing for an increase in its share of the cost of the proposed health care overhaul

Dec 22 2009

Bloomberg

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Persistence may pay off in struggle to turn a promising scientific advance into a best-selling diet pill

Dec 17 2009

New York Times

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Dreaded ”doughnut hole” will shrink by $500 right away and go away altogether by 2019?

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