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Lots of people are on cheaper compounded weight-loss drugs that mimic brands like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound. They're about to lose access.

Big Pharma is again raising the prices for key medications that could save the lives of millions in Georgia and there are ...

In 2021, the FDA approved a new insulin drug, Semglee, that was interchangeable with a brand-name insulin called Lantus. Lantus cost $292 for a 30-day supply. Drugmaker Viatris launched two versions ...

Cyprus is rapidly running out of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel with the higher dosages especially being in short supply ...

The Kokomo woman was prediabetic when she asked her doctor about Ozempic, the popular anti-diabetic drug. Usually prescribed ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side ...

The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and ...

Pharmacy benefit managers are the middlemen in the prescription drug market. The Federal Trade Commission reports the revenue of four PBMs exceeds $1 trillion and they control 86% of the market.

Nitrous oxide is widely available as long as everyone pretends it’s being used for whipped cream. An industry has arisen to ...

The Name of the Year for 2024, according to the American Name Society, is “Ozempic," as in “Ozempic face,” “oat-zempic” and ...

Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found ...