AstraZeneca's biologic asthma drug Fasenra can now be self-administered by patients after the FDA approved the method of administration in a new prefilled autoinjector.
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New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to help analyze the public health implications of medical project regulation, clinical trial design and drug-pricing plans.
A former technology executive from Bayer, Jim Swanson, is Johnson & Johnson's new CIO, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Uber is considering expanding its service to deliver healthy meals, drugs and durable medical equipment, Uber Health chief Dan Trigub said at a CBInsights' Future of Health Conference this week.
The U.K. government won't allow wholesalers to export certain drugs to the U.S. and other countries while it deals with shortages, according to BBC News.
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In a hourlong speech at a Florida retirement home Oct. 3, President Donald Trump implied that the pharmaceutical industry was behind impeachment proceedings against him, according to Politico.
For the first time since passing a drug pricing transparency law, Nevada is imposing $17.4 million in fines on 21 diabetes drugmakers for failing to submit information about their drug prices or failing to report the information in a timely…
The FDA has approved a second drug designed to prevent HIV.
Due to chronic drug shortages, some airlines have been granted exemptions that permit passenger planes to fly without having lifesaving drugs on board, according to The New York Times.
The White House released a report Oct. 3 claiming drug prices have fallen recently.