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Statin suggestion puts spotlight on generic drug business

Nov 13, 2013
New guidelines on the use of statins to lower cholesterol hold the promise to dramatically increase the number of Americans who take those drugs.

New guidelines could have more people on statins

Nov 13, 2013
New guidelines say not to focus too much on your cholesterol levels.

GSK seeks approval for RTS,S malaria vaccine

Oct 8, 2013
Data show the vaccine is modestly effective against malaria.

Fake pharmaceuticals are a $75 billion global industry

Sep 26, 2013
It's not just a problem in developing nations either.

Feeling less manly? Estrogen may help

Sep 12, 2013
A new study from the New England Journal of Medicine raises new questions about what happens to men in middle age.

8.5 million Americans love sleeping pills: CDC

Aug 29, 2013
A look at the modestly growing market for sleeping pills in the U.S.

Cancer drugs are big money for big pharma

Aug 26, 2013
Amgen and AstraZeneca have both snapped up smaller firms that make cancer drugs.

For public good, not for profit.

GlaxoSmithKline's bribery scandal highlights China's corrupt health care system

Jul 23, 2013
China alleges British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline bribed Chinese doctors. But so does everyone else, say longtime observers. Why is China singling out GSK?

Weight-loss drug Qsymia pushing for more sales

Jul 15, 2013
One of the Vivus' latest tactics is to market its drug straight to consumers. Starting this fall, you'll see Qsymia ads in magazines and on television. But it may still be too expensive for some.

GlaxoSmithKline accused of bribery in China

Jul 11, 2013
China’s security ministry claims executives of the British drug company GlaxoSmithKline have confessed to bribery charges.