WHY ARE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SO EXPENSIVE? FOLLOW THE MONEY IN POLITICSBERNARD SANDERS
They smoke less, drink less, take recreational drugs less often. They are less likely to go to the ER but more like to go to a doctor for routine screenings. They are less likely to see a therapist, less likely...
prescription drugs from foreign sources (up to a three-month supply) for their own use are not being pursued or prosecuted. The U.S FDA regulates the safety and efficacy of medications sold in U.S. pharmacies. Medications dispensed from outside the U.S. are regulated for safety and ...
In the past, pharmaceutical companies have attributed high prices to innovation, arguing that new and improved drugs arenaturally more expensive. But a newstudypublished in the journal Health Affairs complicates that idea. It suggests that, largely, costs have gone up because companies are raising ...
Nicotine tricks your brain by stimulating the reward pathways with a shot of dopamine, the hormone that tells us that things like food and sex are pleasurable. It also increases activity in the cholinergic pathways of the brain. These pathways are concentrated in the brain stem and are believed...
We are awash in choices about health insurance. Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces offer about 40 plans, on average. Medicare beneficiaries can choose from among about 2 dozen to 3 dozen Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, respectively. At least half of all US workers are ...
These FDA-approved GLP-1 medications for weight loss are highly effective. Wegovy (semaglutide) has been shown to help patients achieve up to 20% or more weight loss. However, most Americans simply can’t get them. The drugs are both unavailable and too expensive. In the United States, ...
“$0 prescriptions” benefit is somewhat misleading, as onlysome Sam’s Club prescriptions are $0while many more are capped at $10 for generics. However, the average American spendsover $300 on prescriptionseach year and if you’re in the nearly50% of Americans taking two prescription drugs...
As researchers try to make sense of “open-label” placebos—fake drugs that proudly announce their fakeness—the mysterious effect is starting to show up beyond the world of medicine.
Should The FDA Regulate's Non-Prescription Drugs? Typically, there is a small number of people used in these Phase I trials, between 20 and 80. Phase II trials have more participants(100-300) who have the condition or disease that the product may be able to treat. Researchers want to ga...