Tag: pharmaceuticals
FDA Eyeing “Drug Disposal” Products, for Destroying Rx Opioids at Home
The Food and Drug Administration is asking the public to weigh in on the ...
FDA Drops Drug-Approval Standard From Two Controlled Trials to One
The Food and Drug Administration will no longer expect pharmaceutical manufacturers to submit two ...
TrumpRx Launches, Offering Drug Discounts as Long as You Pay Cash
On February 5 President Donald Trump launched TrumpRx.gov, a direct-to-consumer website listing pharmaceutical medications ...
Landmark Deals Drop New Injectable PrEP From $28,000 to $40—for Some
Lenacapavir, the new long-acting HIV prevention medication that hit the United States market with ...
Feds Crack Down on TV Drug Ads, in Major Shakeup to Pharma Industry
The era of direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical commercials may be coming to a close. On ...
FDA Requires All Rx Opioid Labeling Warn About Risks of Long-Term Use
The Food and Drug Administration is overhauling the safety labeling requirements for opioid analgesics, ...
The Golden Age of Doctor-Shopping
In 2012, right before prescription drug-monitoring programs (PDMP) shut everything down, I was seeing ...
Walgreens Settles DOJ Prescription Opioid Lawsuit, Likely at $350 Million
Walgreens, the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain, will pay $300 million plus 4 percent interest ...
Secret Shoppers Struggle to Buy Naloxone, Syringes at Texas Pharmacies
Since the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone in 2023, pharmacies nationwide ...
BC Government’s Crackdown on Safe Supply Spreads Fear
British Columbia’s provincial government has ended its take-home safe supply program for new participants, ...
