News tagged with generic drug
Study: Heart failure drug guidelines often ignored
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Most hospitalized heart failure patients are sent home without widely recommended inexpensive pills, despite a program to get more doctors to follow treatment guidelines, a study suggests.
Patent challenges reduce pharmaceutical innovation and productivity, researchers say
Oct 15, 2009 |
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The development of new and innovative pharmaceuticals is being stifled by a U.S. law and successful patent challenges that embolden generic competition, according to an article published in this week's issue ...
More stringent evaluation on the use of generic medications in thoracic transplantation
Jun 02, 2009 |
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A closer look at regulatory and clinical concerns with generic immunosuppression medications in thoracic transplantation is required, according to an educational advisory by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation ...
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Slovenia to launch generic version of Viagra
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Krka, the biggest drugmaker in Slovenia, said Friday that its generic version of the impotency drug Viagra would be launched in September and priced 30 percent cheaper than the original.
FDA OKs first generic version of Trileptal
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 10, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of the first generic versions of the anti-convulsion drug Trileptal (oxcarbazepine).
Study: Generic biologics not much cheaper
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 03, 2007 |
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A U.S. study has determined generic versions of a class of medicines called "biologics" would not be significantly cheaper than brand-name drugs.
Myth busted: Some drugs do cost more in Canada
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Canada may be recognized as a bargain hunters' paradise for prescription drugs, but a new U of T study suggests that many generic medications may be more expensive in Canada than in the U.S. The uninsured ...
FDA approves generic AIDS drug
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 20, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given tentative approval for a generic version of the AIDS drug Viread.
Generics controversy issue widens
Jun 05, 2006 |
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A dispute between the U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission over generic drugs is reportedly widening with implications for the drug firms.
European office withdraws Nexium patent
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 21, 2006 |
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The European Patent Office, answering a generic drug maker's challenge, withdrew a patent on Britain-based AstraZeneca PLC's heartburn treatment, Nexium.
Generic pediatric AIDS Drug gets U.S. OK
Jun 28, 2006 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has tentatively approved the generic version of Abacavir Sulfate Oral Solution for use by pediatric AIDS victims.
Seniors in Medicare's doughnut hole decrease use of meds
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part D who reached a gap in health care coverage known as the "doughnut hole" were much less likely to use prescription drugs than those with an employer-based plan, according to a University ...
Free drug samples may end up costing uninsured more
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Free drug samples provided to physicians by pharmaceutical companies could actually be costing uninsured patients more in the long run, according to a study done by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ...
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