Pharmacies used to be able to charge 50 % or more of the price of a name -
brand drug for its generic equivalent.
Not exact matches
Driving more than half the growth in
drug spending in 2015 were sales of new
branded medications that have been available
for less than two years.
For instance, a ProPublica analysis of Medicare's Part D prescription
drug program found that doctors who received more industry money were also more likely to prescribe
brand name, rather than cheaper generic,
drugs.
For instance, a ProPublica analysis from last year found that doctors who receive a higher share of payments from
drug and device makers are also more likely to prescribe pricier
brand name
drugs.
According to the European Monitoring Center
for Drugs and Addiction's 2016 report, larger Mexican and Colombian criminal groups in Europe have adopted the franchise model — allowing smaller, local partners to use the group's «brand name» and providing them with drugs, contacts, and transportation — in order to navigate the criminal landscape in Eu
Drugs and Addiction's 2016 report, larger Mexican and Colombian criminal groups in Europe have adopted the franchise model — allowing smaller, local partners to use the group's «
brand name» and providing them with
drugs, contacts, and transportation — in order to navigate the criminal landscape in Eu
drugs, contacts, and transportation — in order to navigate the criminal landscape in Europe.
The latter is a new form of patent challenge established in 2011 that's drawn significant ire from
brand - name
drug makers, who blame it
for the rise of «patent trolls.»
After all, patients and doctors who choose Valeant's
drugs when an identical generic version is available are already volunteering to pay extra
for the
brand name.
Contrary to Clinton's assertion that the patient «has to take a
brand - name
drug,» the patient has
for the last 16 years had the option to take a much cheaper generic version of it.
Clinton goes on to lament the plight of a woman standing nearby: «She has to take a
brand - name
drug, been taking it since the early 1980s,» the candidate says, explaining that the price of the
drug has multiplied nearly 82 times in the decades since to $ 14,700
for a refill today.
A lot of people still think of the pharmaceutical industry as a free - spending behemoth that counted on a handful of
brand - name
drugs such as Lipitor, Viagra and Prozac to make up
for all the misses.
The pill, called flibanserin, will be the first approved
drug for that purpose and will be sold under the
brand name Addyi.
That's an even rarer feat
for a generic
drug maker such as Mylan, which makes most of its revenue not on
brand - name
drugs, but on cheaper, equivalent versions of other companies»
branded medications.
In Ontario, where the
drug reforms began, reimbursements
for all generics are down to 25 % of the
branded price.
Five diabetes treatments were among 27
branded drugs showing price gains of at least 20 percent in typical dosages since the first quarter of 2014, a survey
for Bloomberg found.
When discounts are given, he said later price rises on
branded drugs, sometimes occurring twice a year, usually more than compensate
for the prior markdowns.
Erin's primary responsibilities at RA Capital are to manage the design and creation of all internal and external documents and resources
for the company, including competitive landscapes of
drugs and medical devices
for disease indications and capabilities, set
brand standards, and oversee internal and external marketing efforts.
It also asks
for data on studies comparing the proposed
drug to the approved
brand - name
drug, called the «reference
drug,» and asks
for data from studies conducted on the generic
drug.
The number of years that a
brand name
drug is patented
for is extremely important to a
drug company, which will fight tooth and nail to prevent its expiration.
When a generic
drug is not bioequivalent to the name -
brand version, it might still be approved
for another use, but not be approved as a substitute
for the name -
brand version.
For a generic
drug manufacturer to get the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) stamp of approval, they must prove it is pharmaceutically equal to the name - brand vers
drug manufacturer to get the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration's (FDA) stamp of approval, they must prove it is pharmaceutically equal to the name - brand vers
Drug Administration's (FDA) stamp of approval, they must prove it is pharmaceutically equal to the name -
brand version.
Though in recent years he's become more and more vocal about social justice issues,
for much of his career,
Brand has been known for his uniquely raunchy brand of shock comedy (This is the guy who once brought his drug dealer to work with him when he was an MTV
Brand has been known
for his uniquely raunchy
brand of shock comedy (This is the guy who once brought his drug dealer to work with him when he was an MTV
brand of shock comedy (This is the guy who once brought his
drug dealer to work with him when he was an MTV VJ.).
Already having been arrested a dozen times
for drug - related incidents,
Brand was caught shooting up heroin in the bathroom during an office Christmas party by his agent, who knew that
Brand's life was now legitimately at risk.
There is significant regulatory risk afoot
for some Australian infant formula
brands as they await approval from the China Food and
Drug Administration ahead of new regulations starting on January 1
for all manufacturers of formula products sold into China from around the world.
Spencer Hawes will be gone (I recommend excessive
drug use to whoever's team signs him to $ 7M per), Elton
Brand will likely be around
for one more year, and Nikola Vucevic and Lavoy Allen don't figure to be anything more than solid backup bigs.
-- I have an Italian mom, which means dark, hereditary circles and hollows — I just turned 50 on July 20 — and though I try to take good care of myself and am told that I look younger than my age, these eyes are showin'the signs... — I have a 12 year old boy with special needs and sleep is something that we do not get much of around here, which impacts my eyes (no replacement
for sleep, I know)-- I have tried many, many, many creams (
drug store
brands, Estee Lauder, Lancome Genifique, Clinique, Origins, Clarins, Chanel, am trying ProX / olay right now, many others) and I have still not yet found my holy grail eye cream, nor have I ventured into trying the Perricone
brand (though I've always wondered if it was worth it)
Although the Food and
Drug Administration regulates all
brands of infant formulas sold in the United States
for nutritional requirements, research suggests that cow's milk formulas may lead to babies gaining more weight.
Drugs cited in Tables 1 through 7 are listed in alphabetical order by generic name;
brand names are available from the current Physicians» Desk Reference, 23 USP DI 2001:
Drug Information
for the Health Care Professional, Volume I, 24 and USP Dictionary of USAN and International
Drug Names.25 The reference list is not inclusive of all articles published on the topic.
An investigation found the NHS was paying millions of pounds over the odds
for branded drugs and switching to alternatives could save 500 per cent a year.
Drug maker Mylan said it will offer a generic version of the life - saving allergy treatment EpiPen for half the list price of the brand - name treatment after it became the center of a national controversy over skyrocketing drug pri
Drug maker Mylan said it will offer a generic version of the life - saving allergy treatment EpiPen
for half the list price of the
brand - name treatment after it became the center of a national controversy over skyrocketing
drug pri
drug prices.
But in advocating
for the
drug, sold under the
brand name Truvada, officials seeking to curtail HIV / AIDS infections are going up against some surprising opponents: high - profile AIDS activists who say they have serious questions about the
drug's cultural and health impacts.
«A civil war has broken out among the most powerful players in the pharmaceutical industry — including
brand - name and generic
drug makers, and even your local pharmacists — with each blaming others
for the rising price of medicine.»
Pressure: David Cameron, left, will be told by the Commons Home Affairs Committee, which heard evidence from witnesses including Russell
Brand, right, that current
drug laws are no longer «fit
for purpose»
Not only did the experimental group score better on tests of their cognition compared with the control group, but the improvement was twice as great as the one that had previously been shown
for the antidementia
drug donepezil (
brand name Aricept).
To avoid paying # 400 a month
for private prescriptions of the
brand - name
drug Truvada, growing numbers are buying generic versions from online pharmacies in India and Swaziland
for # 40 a month, through a UK website called I Want PrEP Now.
Generic low - cost versions of the
drugs are available — Walmart sells a month's supply of low - dose lovastatin
for $ 4 — but many consumers choose costlier
brand name options.
The
drug, known under the
brand name Nanotax, is a fine particle reformulation of paclitaxel, the standard treatment
for ovarian cancer.
Although the GP - write project could spur the development of
brand - new types of cells that could make valuable fuels and
drugs, it has come under scrutiny
for its initial secrecy and the potential ethical issues that could arise as a consequence of the research, such as the creation of unnatural life forms.
There is no indication the generic ibuprofen gelatin capsules hurt anyone, but their case shows how the FDA left a
drug on the market
for months without confirmation that the
drug was equivalent to the name
brand.
So the government will have to keep paying
for the more expensive
brand of the
drug.
In June the Food and
Drug Administration approved the vaccine, distributed under the
brand name Gardasil,
for girls and women ages 9 to 26.
According to the FDA, the rules that it has set to regulate generic
drugs are just as tough as
for brand - name meds.
Prices among 19
brand - name prescription dermatologic
drugs increased rapidly between 2009 and 2015, with prices
for topical antineoplastic
drugs to prevent the spread of cancer cells increasing an average of 1,240 percent, according to an article published online by JAMA Dermatology.
A total of 19 name -
brand drugs with data available from all four surveys were selected
for final analysis and grouped by treatment indication: acne and rosacea; psoriasis; topical corticosteroids; antiinfectives; and antineoplastics.
A
drug the U.S. government once
branded «extremely dangerous and not fit
for human consumption» deserves a second chance, a study of rats suggests.
* Eliminate «pay -
for - delay» strategies in which a pharmaceutical company with a
brand name
drug shares profits on that
drug with a generic
drug manufacturer
for the remainder of a patent period, effectively eliminating a patent challenge and competition.
Plan includes pharmacy benefit with coverage
for generic, preferred
brand and non-preferred
brand drugs as well as a mail order
drug program.
Scientists have developed a model of the outer membrane of the bacteria E.coli providing a
brand new tool
for developing new antibiotics and other
drugs in the fight against infections.
For example, ninety 10 - mg tablets of generic simvastatin, a drug used to lower cholesterol, sell for around $ 90, while the same amount of Zocor, the brand - name version, costs about $ 4
For example, ninety 10 - mg tablets of generic simvastatin, a
drug used to lower cholesterol, sell
for around $ 90, while the same amount of Zocor, the brand - name version, costs about $ 4
for around $ 90, while the same amount of Zocor, the
brand - name version, costs about $ 400.
Toxic industrial runoffs, heavy metals, and pharmaceutical
drugs are the bigger categories to watch out
for,» says William Cole, D.C. «Carbon filters can do a great job at filtering, and certain
brands have filters that focus more on certain pollutants, allowing you to pinpoint your water's particular problem.
There is an alternative, however: Atomoxetine, known by its
brand name, Strattera, is the only nonstimulant ADHD
drug sold in the United States — and the first ADHD
drug to be approved specifically
for adults, in 2002.