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Half Of America Is On Drugs
Apparently, half of America is on prescription meds “Americans buy much more medicine per person than any other country. But it was unclear how their prescriptions compare to those of insured people elsewhere. Comparable data were not available for Europe, for instance. Medco’s data show that last year, 51 percent of American children and adults ...
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Everything In Moderation
The possibility that ibuprofen may help prevent Alzheimer’s is discussed in a recent entry on the blog Straight from the Doc. This would certainly be pretty incredible, but as with all things, there is a flip-side. Studies have shown that chronic use of ibuprofen may cause kidney disease, so is it really worth it to ...
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Interview With Michael Santoro
In a May 12 phone interview, author and Associate Professor Michael Santoro discusses his 2005 book Ethics and the Pharmaceutical Industry, as well as current trends in America’s drug industry culture. michael santoro audio file INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT Michael Santoro, co-author of “Ethics and the Pharmaceutical Industry,” is an Associate Professor in the Business Environment Department ...
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FDA Approves Strattera
Eli Lilly and Company announced today that the FDA has approved Strattera for maintenance treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Strattera, a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, is the first FDA-approved non-stimulant drug designed to treat ADHD in children, adolescents and adults. Unlike other ADD and ADHD medications such as Adderall and Ritalin, ...
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Cheap Drugs At Walmart
On May 5, Walmart announced that it will offer up to 350 generic drugs at $10 for a 90-day supply. The retailer will also offer several women’s medications at a discount and lower the price of more than 1,000 over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. This is the latest phase of a program that began in 2006 by ...
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What Hydrocodone Order?
On May 3, the Maryland-based prescription drug distributor McKesson Corp. announced that it had agreed to pay $13 million in civil fines in order to settle allegations that it had sold 3 million units of hydrocodone to NewCare Pharmacy in East Baltimore and large quantities of phentermine-based products to Smeeta Pharmacy in Highland. The owners ...
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No Pain, No Gain
Time magazine recently reported that a landmark study on pain found that, of the millions of Americans suffering from chronic pain, the vast majority come from lower-income households. “Americans in households making less than $30,000 a year spend nearly 20 percent of their lives in moderate to severe pain, compared with less than 8 percent ...
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High-Priced Heart Attacks
According to a Wall Street Journal article pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer has settled some of the lawsuits over two of its painkiller medicines, Celebrex and Bextra. Former users of the drugs allege that they caused heart attacks and strokes. Apparently, there have been an estimated 7,000 to 9,000 Celebrex and Bextra lawsuits filed against Pfizer, and ...