A swine fever outbreak in China that has killed millions of pigs has led to a dwindling supply of a common blood thinner in the U.S., Bloomberg reports.
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While Eli Lilly's generic insulin has been approved since March, a significant portion of prescription claims are still for its brand-name counterpart, Humalog, according to an analysis from drug price tracker GoodRx.
The Sackler family would reportedly give up ownership of Purdue Pharma and pay $3 billion of its own money to settle thousands of federal and state lawsuits that accuse the family and drugmaker of fueling the opioid epidemic, a person…
In 2018, hurricanes, storms, floods and fires touched every region of the country, with multiple natural disasters exceeding $1 billion in damages each.
Physicians, pharmacists and clinicians were among the 41 people charged Aug. 28 in what federal authorities are calling a "massive pill mill" operation in Houston, according to the Houston Chronicle.
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Thirty patients have died after taking Symdeko, a cystic fibrosis drug manufactured by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, according to health news website STAT.
Since buying health insurer Aetna in November, CVS Health has emphasized holistic healthcare rather than just selling medicine. The company said it hopes its strategic shift will lead to healthier communities and lower healthcare costs.
Shelby, Mont.-based Marias Healthcare has opened a retail pharmacy in one of its outpatient clinics, according to the Cut Bank Pioneer Press.
Handling drug shortages is getting more difficult as hospital and health system pharmacy leaders cope with shortfalls that last longer and leave them with fewer alternative treatment options.
Medicare has been paying for drugs used in hospices twice, wasting hundreds of millions of dollars each year, a new report from the Office of Inspector General found.