International health experts have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where preventable deaths from infections occur too frequently.
Category: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
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Nasal Flu Vaccine Is Approved for At-Home Use
The F.D.A. authorized AstraZeneca’s treatment to be given outside a health care setting, although it will still need a prescription.
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F.T.C. Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices
The case takes aim at the major pharmacy benefit managers, agency officials said, claiming that they favored more expensive insulin products and forced patients to pay more.
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How a Rural Maine County Jail Helped Prisoners Blunt Opioid Cravings
A sheriff fought to give prisoners addicted to opioids a shot that suppresses cravings for a month. Upon release, they were more likely to continue treatment.
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Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role
More than 150 people were sickened from products sold at smoke and vape shops, providing evidence of the lax regulation of new food items.
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Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by Much.
In one recent study, the challenging regimen added 77 days of life after three years. Often, kidney disease can be managed in other ways.
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U.S. Unveils Price Limits for 10 Costly or Common Medications
The Biden administration said it would have saved $6 billion had the new prices been in effect last year.
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2026 Prices for Drugs That Are Subject to Negotiations
The prices were made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which granted the health secretary the authority to negotiate on behalf of Medicare.
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U.S. to Announce Prices for First Drugs Picked for Medicare Negotiations
The Biden administration said it would have saved $6 billion had the new prices been in effect last year.
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Hot Summer Threatens Efficacy of Mail-Order Medications
The temperatures inside delivery trucks can reach twice the recommended threshold, but federal rules on drug storage conditions do not apply to the booming world of mail-order delivery.
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F.D.A. Declines to Approve MDMA Therapy, Seeking More Study
The agency said there was insufficient data to allow the use of a treatment for PTSD that involves the drug known as Ecstasy, according to the company seeking approval.
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Veterans and Lawmakers Lobby for Approval of MDMA Therapy
The F.D.A. is poised to rule on the therapeutic use of the club drug Ecstasy, a potential watershed moment in the nascent field of psychedelic medicine.