Doctor And Pharmaceutical Company Financial Ties
Sometimes doctors advise their patients on taking a certain expensive brand-name medication or choosing a specific manufacturer of any other kind of medical supply. There…
Drugs
“Virtual” Clinical Trial Is Conducted By Pfizer
On June 7, Pfizer Inc., under the investigational new drug application, conducted first in the history electronic clinical trial. This trial is unique because it…
Drugs Combination Adverse Effect
According to the research of Harvard Medical School, Vanderbilt University and Stanford University School of Medicine, commonly used the combination of Pravachol (cholesterol-lowering drug) and…
Generic Drugs: Are They The Best Choice?
Since 2008, rough economy situation pushed consumers to buy more generic medications than brand-name alternatives because of their lower price. And often consumers hear, that…
Makena Price Is Lower Now
K-V Pharmaceutical have cut off its pregnancy drug Makena price from $1,500 per dose to $690 per dose, several days after the Food and Drug…
Doctors Are Outraged With Preterm Birth Drug Cost
As the price for preterm birth was increased from $10 to $1,500 per one shot, The March of Dimes organization is teaming up to make…
New Explanation Of Why Drugs Increase Heart Attack And Strokes Rate
Because of the better understanding of fluid retention and cardiovascular effects, new medications like Avandia ( a diabetic medication), Bextra and Vioxx (pain drugs) may…
Medication Labels Should Be Simplified
The study showed, that about 50% of patients do not understand correctly what medication labels mean, even if printed instruction is looking quite simple like…
Higher Medicare Payments For Hospital Outpatients
This year is good for Medicare beneficiaries who need to get their reimbursement for hospital outpatient pharmacies. Payments were slightly increased comparing to 2010 payments…
Saving Drugs From Expiring
Some medications in hospitals are really seldom used and administered, but it is important to keep them ready and up-to-date. The medications are usually quite…