Not exact matches
While most of the attention on pharmaceutical prices has been on new
drugs for diseases like cancer, hepatitis C and high cholesterol, there is also growing concern about huge price increases on
older drugs, some of them
generic, that have long been mainstays of treatment.
Teva beats first - quarter expectations but still has the same
old problems Copaxone's market share and new
generic launches helped Teva to forecast - beating profit and revenue but problems persistTeva had to make pricing concessions on its flagship multiple sclerosis
drug Copaxone, and now expects a delay in approval of a key migraine
drug, fremanezumab.
Although most of the shortages affect
old,
generic drugs, clinical trials often use these staples, either as controls or in combination with experimental medicines, including the genetically targeted
drugs that many hope will revolutionize cancer care.
The
generic risperidone products will have the same safety warnings as Risperdal, including a boxed warning, cautioning that
older patients with dementia - related psychosis treated with atypical anti-psychotic
drugs are at increased risk of death, as compared with those taking placebo.
Older drugs, which will usually be
generic versions, are often as effective as newer ones for certain conditions but are usually a lot less expensive.
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