Maker of OxyContin agrees to $270M settlement in Oklahoma
The maker of OxyContin and the company’s controlling family agreed Tuesday to pay a groundbreaking $270 million to Oklahoma to settle allegations they helped create […]
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FDA OKs blood pressure drug to ease shortage due to recalls
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new generic version of the high blood pressure/heart failure drug valsartan, saying the move might […]
Read moreUnitedHealthcare broadens direct drug rebate program
The nation’s largest health insurer is expanding a program that passes rebates from drugmakers directly to the people that use their medications. Beginning next year, […]
Read moreOpioid meds pose danger to kidney disease patients
Medication options can be limited for people with chronic kidney disease, which is why they often get prescribed opioids to help manage pain. But new […]
Read moreNo link found between MMR vaccine and autism, even among children with other risk factors for autism
A nationwide cohort study of all children born in Denmark to Danish-born mothers between 1999 through 2010 concluded that the mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) […]
Read moreLilly to sell cheaper version of top-selling insulin Humalog
Eli Lilly is offering a half-price version of its top-selling insulin Humalog as drugmakers face growing pressure to control prices. The drugmaker says it will […]
Read moreNew algorithm calculates drug synergy: Initial tests involve melanoma, lung cancer
Drug combinations used for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and melanoma aren’t as effective as they could be. Oncologists haven’t had the right […]
Read moreOpen-science model for drug discovery expands to neurodegenerative diseases
Parkinson’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are the newest frontiers for open science drug discovery, a global movement led by academic scientists in Toronto that […]
Read moreFinding second hits to knock out leukemia
Many new anti-cancer drugs inhibit proteins that are essential for the proliferation of cancer cells. One example is ibrutinib, an innovative therapy for chronic lymphocytic […]
Read moreResearchers see possible link between opioids, birth defect
Health officials are looking into a possible link between prescription opioids and a horrific birth defect. When a baby is born with its intestines hanging […]
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