September 27, 2016 Child TB deaths set to fall as Kenya launches new drugs NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More children are likely to survive tuberculosis, the leading infectious disease killer, after Kenya introduces child-friendly medicines on Oct. 1 - the first country in the world to do so.
September 26, 2016 FDA approves J&J's autoimmune drug Stelara for Crohn's disease Johnson & Johnson said on Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the company's blockbuster psoriasis drug, Stelara, for use in adults with Crohn's disease.
September 26, 2016 FDA approves Amgen's copy of AbbVie arthritis drug Humira The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Amgen Inc's biosimilar version of AbbVie's top-selling arthritis drug, Humira.
September 26, 2016 Just say no to Narcan? Heroin rescue efforts draw backlash First responders in U.S. communities reeling from waves of heroin overdoses say some people tell them they should just say no to using so many resources on drug abusers.
September 23, 2016 Video shows mom suffering from apparent overdose in toy aisle at store A chilling video of a Massachusetts woman apparently overdosing in the toy aisle of a store as her toddler daughter tries to wake her is making headlines.
September 23, 2016 35 US states sue British drugmaker over marketing of opioid Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit Thursday alleging that British drugmaker Indivior tried to keep cheaper, generic versions of Suboxone off the market, California's attorney general announced.
September 23, 2016 Parent bloggers question role in Mylan's EpiPen schools push When Mylan NV recruited food allergy bloggers to learn about its campaign to get allergic shock antidotes into schools, many were eager to join the maker of the EpiPens they carry in purses and stash in book bags to protect their children against potentially lethal attacks.
September 23, 2016 4 common medications that are making you tired It seems that we're a nation of pill-poppers: Nearly 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug, and more than 50 percent take two, according to a 2013 report from the Mayo Clinic.
September 22, 2016 Hard to swallow: emerging markets get tougher for drugmakers Emerging markets have lost their luster for Big Pharma making drug firms ever more dependent on the United States for growth just as American anger over high medicine prices is building.