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To lower drug costs at home, Trump wants higher prices abroad
9 May 2018 - People who work in the industry said it was unlikely that consumers would go to the pharmacy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2018
Forty Seven granted fast track designation for 5F9 for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma
3 May 2018 - Forty Seven today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted two fast track designations to its lead ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2018
Evaluating and valuing drugs for rare conditions: no easy answers
9 May 2018 - We find ourselves in an era of unprecedented growth in the development and use of so-called “orphan” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2018
FDA grants fast track designation to Debiopharm's Debio 1347 for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic tumours with a specific FGFR gene alteration
8 May 2018 - Debiopharm announced today that the U.S. FDA has granted fast track designation to Debio 1347, an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2018
Relypsa announces FDA approval of supplemental new drug application to enable the usage of Veltassa (patiromer) with or without food
8 May 2018 - Updated label may allow for increased dosing flexibility for patients with hyperkalaemia – a chronic, asymptomatic condition ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2018
Transparency on quality and price will transform medicine
9 May 2018 - Transparency is becoming a fashionable buzzword in many walks of life. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2018
Aligning price and value for drugs—potential disrupters of the PBM model
7 May 2018 - When the latest version of the iPhone comes out, customers can judge whether the price is "worth ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2018
Here's what to expect when Trump outlines his policy to bring down drug prices
7 May 2018 - Alex Azar, Health and Human Services secretary, said in a speech last week that "the entire system ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2018
Trump often goes off script. What does that mean for his drug pricing speech?
7 May 2018 - President Trump is expected to deliver a major address on drug prices this week. And perhaps ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2018
Generic price competition for specialty drugs: too little, too late?
7 May 2018 - The case of generic imatinib demonstrates several potential barriers to effective generic price competition for specialty prescription ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2018
First US drug priced at more than $1 million may be on the horizon
7 May 2018 - New gene therapies that aim to cure haemophilia, a disease affecting the blood's ability to clot, are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2018
Gnawing away at health care
7 May 2018 - At the beginning of 2017, Republicans promised to release the kraken on Obamacare — to destroy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2018
Precision medicines have faster approvals based on fewer and smaller trials than other medicines
7 May 2018 - Precision medicines can benefit patients by increasing the probability of a successful treatment response in selected patient ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2018
FDA approves supplemental new drug application for Myrbetriq (mirabegron) for use in combination with solifenacin succinate for the treatment of overactive bladder symptoms
7 May 2018 - Astellas announced today that the U.S. FDA has approved a supplemental new drug application for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2018
Salix receives FDA approval for Plenvu, next generation 1 litre bowel cleansing preparation for colonoscopies
7 May 2018 - Salix Pharmaceuticals and its partner Norgine announced today that the U.S. FDA has approved Plenvu (polyethylene glycol ...