Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
Here are the three most used drugs on the Medicare price negotiation list
Bottles of the drug Jardiance, made by Eli Lilly and Company, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020. George Frey | Reuters Two blood thinners and a diabetes medication are the most widely used among a list of ten drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers […]
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Biden administration unveils first 10 drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations
Kubra Cavus | Istock | Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare, kicking off a controversial process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in a […]
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Electric utilities face billions in wildfire liability with aging power lines risking another catastrophe
Electrical workers repair power lines leading into the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, August 15, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Electric companies in the western U.S. are facing mounting lawsuits alleging that their failure to prepare for extreme weather has resulted in repeated, catastrophic wildfires that have taken […]
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The ADHD drug market is already stretched thin. Now it’s facing a back-to-school supply strain
Ten milligram tablets of the hyperactivity drug, Adderall, made by Shire Plc. Jb Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s been 10 months since the Food and Drug Administration first announced a nationwide shortage of Adderall — one of the most widely used medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — and the supply strain could […]
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Hawaii phone calls for travelers to visit Maui as unemployment claims surge right after lethal wildfires
Materials for Lahaina fireplace victims are collected and shipped by Hawaiians sailing on a massive catamaran who often sail all around the entire world collectively to Lahaina neighborhoods. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Situations | Getty Images Officers in Hawaii are encouraging travelers to visit Maui to help assistance the economy as unemployment promises surge […]
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Wegovy helps reduce heart failure symptoms in obese people, study says
A selection of injector pens for the Wegovy weight loss drug are shown in this photo illustration in Chicago, Illinois, March 31, 2023. Jim Vondruska | Reuters Wegovy, the popular weight loss drug from Novo Nordisk, significantly reduced symptoms of a common type of heart failure in patients with obesity, according to a late-stage clinical […]
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CDC expects new Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available in mid-September
A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available to the public in mid-September, an agency official told reporters Thursday. That amounts to the […]
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J&J’s Janssen to shut element of its vaccine division
Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines are observed on a table in Los Angeles, May possibly 7, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Photographs Johnson & Johnson‘s Janssen division, which helped to produce its solitary-dose COVID-19 vaccine, will near considerably of its vaccine investigate and growth functions in the Netherlands, newspaper De Telegraaf noted. […]
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Novavax says new Covid vaccine was effective against Eris variant in animal trials
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Novavax’s new Covid vaccine generated a broad immune response against the now-dominant Eris variant and another fast-spreading strain of the virus […]
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FDA approves Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine for infants
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a vaccine from Pfizer that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus, the leading cause of hospitalization among babies in the U.S. Pfizer’s RSV shot is already approved and available in the U.S. for older adults. It’s now the second treatment […]
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