United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions just announced that he would reverse the Obama-era...
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Drug that treats high blood pressure increases risk of skin...
A common medicine used to treat high blood pressure, hydrochlorothiazide, may drastically increase...
Pharma profits from patenting OTC drugs
Given that taxpayers contribute significantly to both the development of drugs and drug spending...
Prolonged use of PPIs may increase risk of stomach cancer
Prolonged use of a class of drugs popularly used to control acid reflux and heartburn (proton-pump...
Drug coupons drive up overall health costs
Pharma has many tools for generating big profits. Drug coupons, which cover the copay of a...
How effective are the drugs Pharma promotes most heavily?
A new study by Joel Lexchin in the Canadian Medical Association Journal finds that the...
Does Pfizer care about malfunctioning EpiPens?
The New York Times reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accused Pfizer of...
Pharmacy benefit managers can drive up your drug costs
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are multi-million dollar businesses established to help insurers...
Rheumatoid arthritis drug has dangerous side effects
If you think drugs approved by the FDA can’t kill you, think again. A recent article in Stat...
Hundreds of new drugs are harmful or ineffective
Contrary to what most of us may believe, drugs that are FDA-approved may be unsafe and even...