Drug shortages drive record prices of essential drugs in Iran

Drug shortages drive record prices of essential drugs in Iran

Being born as a scientist in the Middle East, and especially in Iran, is a legacy of obstacles to your education, your mobility, and often your sense of belonging before publishing your first paper. For many students, the obstacles start early. Access to higher education depends on geography, religion, ethnicity or family background. Some research … Read more

Editorial: Pharma reluctant to serve Europe to get rid of MFN drug prices

Editorial: Pharma reluctant to serve Europe to get rid of MFN drug prices

Drug industry giants managed last year to allay some concerns about drug prices. Pharmacy Benefit Managerswhile publicly agreeing to lower some rates with the White House. These flashy announcements helped create the illusion that action was being taken to help Americans pay less for their prescription drugs, and the pharmaceutical industry received some improvement in … Read more

The MOH is moving to distribute the drug as supply risks are reduced

The MOH is moving to distribute the drug as supply risks are reduced

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is tightening drug distribution in public hospitals as global cost pressures mount, even as officials say there is no immediate disruption to drug supplies. The move follows a warning by drug supplier Jardine Marketing and Distribution Sdn Bhd of supply and possible price hikes, with … Read more

What to Know About New ‘Triple-G’ Drug Helping Patients Lose a Quarter of Their Body Weight

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cry! The latest experimental GLP-1 from Eli Lilly isn’t just a diabetes drug — it also helps with weight loss. Known as “triple-G,” injectable retatretide has triple hits on the GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon hormones, while most other drugs on the market only mimic one or two of these hormones. Eli Lilly’s new retatretide drug … Read more

Praxis Precision Medicine Announces FDA Acceptance and Priority Review of New Drug Application for Relutrigine in Patients with SCN2A and SCN8A DEEs

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Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. FDA has set a PDUFA target date of September 27, 2026 BOSTON, March 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Praxis Precision MedicineInc. (NASDAQ: PRAX), a fully integrated, central nervous system (CNS) precision neuroscience biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for priority review its New … Read more

How to navigate the maze of drug discounts to get the best price

Patients go to Mazdaj to find their medicine at a reasonable price.

When Trump launched in February, it joined a group of websites that claimed to have deals on prescription drugs. Despite the hype, many of Trump’s Rx drugs include brand-name drugs that patients can find cheaper elsewhere — as generics. For example, Protonix for heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease is available at Trump Rx for $200. … Read more

Britain is ‘weeks away’ from drug shortages and rising drug prices if war with Iran continues, experts warn | LBC

Britain could face shortages of medicines from painkillers to cancer treatments if war with Iran continues, experts warn

The war has already disrupted supplies of key raw materials, including oil, gas, fertilizer and helium. Want LBC stories before everyone else? Choose us as your best resource on Google Britain is “weeks away” from running out of medicines from painkillers to cancer treatments if the war with Iran continues, experts warn. Image: Getty Britain … Read more

‘Like a drug’: SF man says he got into betting at age 11 while suffering from gambling addiction

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San Francisco (KGO) — “These games, it felt like crack cocaine. It was like fun.” The increase in online gambling is causing problems of betting by young people, especially teenage boys. The parents we interviewed had no idea how bad their child’s gambling addiction had become. In some cases, years passed before they knew. ABC7’s … Read more