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How Medicare Part D changed the drug industry
Dan Gorenstein May 22, 2013
The prescription drug plan has created millions of senior customers for the pharmaceutical industry over ten years.
Map: You may be paying way more for birth control
Daryl Paranada May 3, 2013
It pays to shop around for prescription drugs.
A warning about the price of generic drugs
David Lazarus Mar 8, 2013
Drug manufacturers can charge very different prices for essentially the same generic medicine.
'Side Effects' tells a tale of medicine, big business and murder
Dan Gorenstein Feb 7, 2013
Stephen Soderbergh's new psychopharmalogical thriller digs into the cozy relationship between doctors and drug companies.
FDA urges drug companies to make a safer pain killer
Dan Gorenstein Jan 30, 2013
With addiction to pain pills at epidemic levels, the Food and Drug Adminstration is taking action
What's so bad about off-label uses of medication?
David Brancaccio Jul 3, 2012
GlaxoSmithKline, the huge British drug-maker, will pay $3 billion in fines and compensation to the U.S. government and the states. They are in trouble for marketing drugs for off-label uses of its drugs.
Diet drugs make a comeback
Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 14, 2012
It has been more than a decade since the Food and Drug Administration approved a new pill to fight fat. Now, as the obesity problem grows, several new medicines could be on the way.
Major pain-advocacy group dissolves
Gregory Warner May 10, 2012
The American Pain Foundation abruptly closes its doors on the heels of a government investigation into the epidemic of painkiller abuse.
Major pharmacy chains expected to merge this week
Bob Moon Apr 2, 2012
Express Scripts is looking to close a deal to takeover Medco Health Solutions this week. The combined companies will handle the prescription drugs of 135 million Americans. What effect will that have on pharmacy drug prices?
Plan B could go O.T.C.
Bob Moon Dec 7, 2011
Today, the FDA decides whether to sell the morning after pill over-the-counter. Over-the-counter drugs can often make drug makers a lot more money than prescriptions.
