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Pharmaceuticals
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How Trump’s new drug proposal may impact older adults
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Director Seems Verma are crisscrossing the…
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These FDA apps can be helpful for reporting and story ideas
If you are familiar with Drugs@FDA, you know that the website allows you to quickly look up a drug by its…
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Azar talks about plan to lower prescription drug prices
Last week, President Trump spoke about his plans to lower prescription drug prices by increasing competition and creating incentives for…
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New report on Big Pharma settlements highlights need for tougher enforcement
In honor of Sunshine Week, AHCJ invited organizations devoted to government transparency to write about how their work can help…
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Medical ethicist discusses Right-to-Try legislation
Taken at face value, Right-to-Try (RTT) legislation sounds like a no-brainer, promising to improve access to treatments yet unapproved for…
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Antibiotic resistance in food-poisoning bacteria on the rise
A report released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration showed that an increasing number of Americans infected with the…
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Reporter’s work pushes regulators, legislators to act on opioids
Lack of work, educational gaps, despair, overprescribing – there’s a host of reasons behind the nation’s opioid crisis. It may…
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What’s next for drug costs? #AHCJ17 hears from the experts – including a patient
President Donald Trump has spoken about the cost of drugs frequently. Though not always clearly and consistently, he has called…
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Pharmacy access story gains stronger local angle from inventive use of study’s own data
Local pharmacies have limited hours? Turns out that this is way more than an inconvenience. It may also be a…
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AHCJ webcast to examine drug prices, other cost challenges
Mylan’s price hike for its EpiPen allergy medication fueled an Internet storm this week, with consumers and U.S. legislators expressing…