In a Health Affairs article, Alfred Engelberg explains that over the course of the last 35...
Drugs and technology
Risk to older adults of underuse of prescription drugs
A paper in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology reports on the risks of underuse of...
Clinton proposes plan to rein in some drug prices
Recognizing that government intervention is needed to rein in some drug prices, Hillary Clinton has...
Facts about prescription drug prices in the U.S.
The High Cost of Prescription Drugs in the United States, a new JAMA paper by Aaron Kesselheim, MD...
The pharmaceutical marketplace is dysfunctional
The controversy over the steep price of EpiPen—an injectable device used to treat severe and...
Biosimilars, almost identical to brand-name drugs at discounted...
In this 21st century digital world, it seems like every day a new word or expression surfaces and...
How safe are the drugs you’re taking?
You might think that the FDA ensures that the drugs you’re taking are safe. And, generally, drug...
Should you care whether doctors take money from pharmaceutical...
A recent Pro Publica report finds that doctors at for-profit and southern hospitals are more likely...
When do drug companies create value?
In a recent Health Affairs article, Uwe Reinhardt explains that health care companies, including...
Drug industry spending tens of millions to keep states from...
The drug industry is on the defensive. The federal government may be doing precious little to bring...