Category:
Health/Science
Region:
USA
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AMERICANS CUT BACK ON DOCTOR VISITS, PRESCRIPTIONS
Source: World Socialist Web Site
Date: 9-Apr-2012
Author: Kate Randall
Americans made fewer visits to the doctor last year and were issued fewer prescriptions, a clear indication that many people are struggling to pay for health care. This decline came despite the introduction of 34 new medicines by the pharmaceutical industry, the largest number in a decade.
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Business
Region:
USA
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DRUG SAMPLES ARE BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST
Source: DrugWatch.com
Date: 5-Apr-2012
Author: Barb Stephens
The days of free prescription drug samples are coming to a close.
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Category:
Drugs Prices
Region:
USA
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UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES
Source: Huffington Post
Date: 15-Mar-2012
Author: Doug Hirsch
The other day, I heard from a woman whose mother has breast cancer. As part of her treatment, the mother's doctor wrote her a prescription for Femara, a drug that inhibits the growth of tumors. The mother has health insurance, and she also knew that Femara comes in both generic and brand-name forms. So she didn't think she'd have to pay too much.
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Category:
Law suits
Region:
USA
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APPROVED DRUG + APPROVED DRUG = REJECTION?
Source: DailyFinance
Date: 5-Mar-2012
Author: Brian Orelli, PhD
One would think that getting a combination pill of two already approved medications would be rather simple, but Merck (NYS: MRK) seems to have messed it up.
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Category:
Drugs Prices
Region:
USA
State:
New Jersey
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ASSISTING PATIENTS WITH HIGH COST OF BRAND-NAME DRUG
Source: NorthJersey.com
Date: 13-Jan-2012
Author: NICHOLAS SCARPA
Patients who do not take their medication as prescribed cost the U.S. health care system about $290 billion in avoidable medical spending every year.
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