Medicines

VIDEO: BLU-667, avapritinib highlight Blueprint Medicines pipeline

CHICAGO — Anthony “Andy” Boral, MD, PhD, chief medical officer at Blueprint Medicines, spoke with HemOnc Today at ASCO Annual Meeting about key study results the company presented and the...

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STAT Plus: Facing progressive pressure, Pelosi could expand her drug pricing plan to negotiate prices for $118 billion worth of medicines

WASHINGTON — Progressive lawmakers this week exacted a major concession from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: a pledge for the federal government to negotiate prices for a far larger group of...

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STAT Plus: AIDS groups criticize Express Scripts for excluding several HIV medicines

A recent decision by one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S. to exclude several HIV medicines from its list of drugs eligible for insurance coverage has angered...

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STAT Plus: What competition? Prices for dozens of best-selling medicines skyrocketed in recent years

Over a recent six-year period, all but one of the best-selling prescription drugs in the U.S. experienced “substantial” increases in cost, regardless of how long the medicines had been on...

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People with stroke can take common medicines without raising risk of another stroke

People who suffer a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain - known as brain hemorrhage - can take common medicines without raising their risk of another stroke, a major...

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STAT Plus: To the moon: Out-of-pocket costs for multiple sclerosis medicines have skyrocketed

[ad_1] Amid rising prices for multiple sclerosis medicines, a new study finds that out-of-pocket costs rose substantially in recent years, especially for people with high-deductible plans. And the findings add...

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Menstrual Cramps Medicines: Drugs You Can Take To Relieve Period Pain

[ad_1] Contraceptive pills and ibuprofen are among the drugs that help alleviate menstrual cramps. Source link [ad_2]

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Modernizing Medicine’s Otolaryngology EMR Helps Fill a Gap in the Allergy EHR Market

[ad_1] BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comprehensive new allergy database in leading ENT EHR makes it a streamlined solution for allergy practices Source link [ad_2]

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Some ADHD medicines may increase psychosis more than others, ‘real-world’ data show

[ad_1] Adolescents and young adults being treated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may be at a higher risk of having a psychotic event if they are provided amphetamine medicines, such as...

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ENOXAPARIN SODIUM Injection, Solution [Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc.]

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How Pharmacists Can Help Ensure That Patients Take Their Medicines

[ad_1] It shouldn’t be just on the patient. Source link [ad_2]

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Regular use of common pain relief medicines improves survival for head and neck cancer patients

[ad_1] Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new...

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Medical expert advises people with epilepsy not to stockpile medicines

[ad_1] Leading epilepsy expert, Professor Ley Sander is advising people with epilepsy not to stockpile medication themselves. Source link [ad_2]

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Prices of 1,084 medicines fixed by DRAP

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has fixed prices of packaging of 1,084 medicines and issued formal SROs with the approval of the government. Three SROs of the...

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STAT Plus: Price hikes on existing medicines account for the lion’s share of higher drug costs

[ad_1] Amid intensifying debate over the rising cost of medicines, drug makers are often criticized for regularly raising prices, a tactic that sparks outrage given that the actual value of...

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STAT Plus: Elizabeth Warren has a new way to lower drug prices: have the government make medicines

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A new bill from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) proposes a novel solution to the problem of high drug prices: bringing the U.S. government into the drug manufacturing...

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Study finds significant use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa

[ad_1] Researchers who have undertaken the first systematic review of into the use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa found its use is significant and not just...

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Opinion: Cure ‘futures’ offer a way to pay for million-dollar medicines

[ad_1] Effective new drugs can make the world a better place — unless they aren’t accessible because those making the breakthroughs charge an enormous price to get a decent profit...

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Medicines Patent Pool signs license for generic production of Mavyret

[ad_1] The Medicines Patent Pool signed a royalty-free license agreement with AbbVie to enable quality-assured manufacturers to develop and sell generic medicines including Mavyret, according to a press release.The license...

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STAT Plus: Only a few drug makers are actively targeting medicines needed in poor countries

[ad_1] Amid growing pressure on the pharmaceutical industry to ensure people in low- and middle-income countries have access to needed medicines, a new report finds five large drug makers are...

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