Spinal Muscular Atrophy Drug Approval
Spinraza was developed by Ionis Pharmaceuticals of Carlsbad in partnership with Biogen Inc. In July 2016, Biogen decided to license Spinraza. During Spinraza’s development, Ionis…
2016
Alzheimer’s Disease Could Be Lowered with Cholesterol Drugs
More than five million U.S. residents suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and while much is known about the disease, scientists have had no success in development…
Unreasonable Insulin Price Boost
Insulin, a life-saving drug, was invented about a hundred years ago. For the past 20 years, the price for insulin has been steadily increasing. Now,…
Walmart Had to Pay $31 Million Dollars to Fired Pharmacist
A Wal-Mart Whistleblower Pharmacist in New Hampshire claimed that she was wrongly fired after reporting safety concern about coworker safety prescriptions. The Ex-Pharmacist took the…