prescription drugs
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Appointments Made to Prescription Drug Board
Maryland leadership announced the appointment of four people to a board aimed at assessing prescription drug prices, but there's no…
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Prescription Drug Board a Casualty of Hogan Cuts
Proponents of creating a statewide board in Maryland to oversee prescription drug prices celebrated it going into effect this month,…
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AARP’s ‘Stop Rx Greed’ Campaign Targets High Drug Prices
AARP, in response to concerns raised by a growing number of its 38 million members across the U.S., ages 50…
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Clinton Plan to Reduce Drug Costs Gets Shrugs from Industry
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s plan to rein in prescription drug prices by reshaping…
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Novel Plan to Curb Drug Costs Seeks Candidates’ Attention
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer-friendly ratings of the benefits of new drugs. Limits on what…
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Nonprofit Finds New Cholesterol Drugs Far Too Costly
(Fox News) – An independent nonprofit organization that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines said announced prices for…
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5 Reasons Generic Drugs Cost So Much
(CBS News) – If you’ve gone to the pharmacy recently, there’s a good chance you may have noticed the cost…
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Poll: Majority in US Wants Gov’t to Curb Prescription Costs
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Move over, “Obamacare.” A new poll finds Americans worried about medication costs and…
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Brilinta? Brintellix? FDA Warns of Drug Name Mix-Ups
MARLEY JAY, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that some doctors and…
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Europe Approves Amgen’s First-in-Class Cholesterol Drug
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Amgen on Tuesday received European approval for its first-of-a-kind cholesterol drug that…
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