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December 1, 2015

Drug maker was focused on profits, not patients, report says

The makers of a breakthrough drug for hepatitis C put profits before patients in pricing the $1,000 pill that cures the liver-wasting disease, Senate investigators said Tuesday.

December 1, 2015

Express Scripts offers low-cost alternative to Turing drug

The nation's biggest pharmacy benefits manager is muscling back into the debate over soaring drug costs by promoting a less-expensive alternative to a life-saving medicine with a list price of $750 per pill.

November 30, 2015

FDA approves new Bristol-Myers treatment for multiple myeloma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it had approved a drug to be sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co as a treatment for a form of blood cancer.

November 27, 2015

Gene test can help recommend best psychiatric medications for patients

Psychiatrists can use a simple genetic test to determine which psychoactive medications will be most easily metabolized by their patients. 聽And a third clinical study has confirmed that this test has a positive effect on treatment outcome.

November 27, 2015

A newer beta blocker may be less of a psychiatric scourge

A new beta blocker marketed as Bystolic (generic name, nebivolol) is available that may be the answer for many patients suffering from heart arrhythmia and hypertension.

November 27, 2015

Deplin: A 'medical food' that treats depression

Deplin, a derivative of folate (vitamin B9), is proving to be a powerful weapon in the treatment of depression.

November 27, 2015

Turing reneges on drug price cut, rival's version sells well

After weeks of criticism from patients, doctors and other drugmakers for hiking a life-saving medicine's price more than fifty-fold, Turing Pharmaceuticals is reneging on its pledge to cut the $750-per-pill price.

November 25, 2015

Pfizer's Lyrica shows no relief from post-traumatic nerve pain

Pfizer Inc said its blockbuster pain drug, Lyrica, had failed to show benefit in patients suffering from a type of post-traumatic nerve pain, in a late-stage study.

November 25, 2015

Company at center of drug pricing storm cuts cost of medicine

Turing Pharmaceuticals, the company that became a lightning rod for criticism over excessive price increases for older medicines, on Tuesday said it would cut the cost of its anti-infection drug to hospitals.

November 24, 2015

Off-label drug uses increases risk of negative side effects, study says

About 12 percent of drugs doctors prescribe are for uses other than those approved by regulators, a recent study found.