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U.S. Senators question Kaleo's $4,500 tag on opioid overdose treatment
9 February 2017 - U.S. Democrat Senator Claire McCaskill on Thursday asked Kaleo Pharmaceuticals to justify the more than 550% ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2017
As Obamacare repeal stalls, Republicans face new challenges
8 February 2017 - President Donald Trump caused a stir when he suggested Sunday that the Republican Party's quest to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2017
Conservatives in Congress call for Obamacare repeal ‘in the next few months’
8 February 2017 - A trio of House and Senate conservatives told reporters Wednesday that full repeal of the Affordable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2017
Amid flurry of new cancer drugs, how many offer real benefits?
9 February 2017 - Marlene McCarthy's breast cancer has grown relentlessly over the past seven years, spreading painfully through her ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2017
CVS Health says it is not to blame for skyrocketing drug costs
9 February 2017 - Don't blame us for dramatic drug price hikes—that was the clear message from drugstore and pharmacy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2017
FDA approves drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy
9 February 2017 - The U.S. FDA today approved Emflaza (deflazacort) tablets and oral suspension to treat patients age 5 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2017
FDA approves Bio Products Laboratory's Gammaplex 10% for treatment of primary immunodeficiency and chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura
8 February 2017 - Bio Products Laboratory today announced that the U.S. FDA has approved Gammaplex 10% (immune globulin intravenous ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2017
Republicans have lost the plot on their Obamacare repeal
8 February 2017 - President Trump and Republican lawmakers have never been able to explain how they would improve on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2017
Issues facing Republicans in replacing Affordable Care Act
7 February 2017 - Ever since Democrats began pushing the Affordable Care Act through Congress more than seven years ago, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2017
One-third don’t know Obamacare and Affordable Care Act are the same
7 February 2017 - A sizeable minority of Americans don’t understand that Obamacare is just another name for the Affordable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2017
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to review treatments for ovarian cancer in upcoming report
8 February 2017 - Preliminary list of drugs to be reviewed includes rucaparib, niraparib and olaparib. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2017
Lilly's Trulicity (dulaglutide) label updated to include use in combination with basal insulin for adults with type 2 diabetes
8 February 2017 - The label for Eli Lilly and Company's once-weekly Trulicity (dulaglutide) is now updated to include use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2017
FDA approves Amgen's Parsabiv (etelcalcetide), first new treatment in more than a decade for secondary hyperparathyroidism in adult patients on hemodialysis
7 February 2017 - Intravenous administration puts delivery in hands of health care provider. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2017
Trump sinks pharma stocks on Medicare drug price negotiation
8 February 2017 - ‘He’s for it, yes,’ spokesman says at press briefing. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2017
FDA grants fast track designation to Angionetics' Generx product candidate, a one-time gene therapy for coronary heart disease
7 February 2017 - Angionetics today reported that the FDA has granted fast track designation for the Phase 3 clinical ...