Drug problem: Congressman's bill could help lower prescription prices

For decades, fees levied by prescription drug middlemen have turned a tidy profit. Rick Allen wants to end that.

People’s Pharmacy | Not all generic drugs are equal

Do you take any medications? Nearly half of all Americans take prescription drugs (Demography, Oct. 1, 2023). Make that 85 ...
Forbes

We Import Too Many Substandard Generic Drugs: Five Steps To Safety

Generic drugs account for more than 90 percent of prescriptions filled in the United States. Recent studies have found concering variability in quality and safety America’s generic drug supply, most ...
Becker's ASC

Propofol Drug Shortage: The Economic Problems of a Generic Injectable

Several factors prevent the drug manufacturing industry from increasing supply to meet demand for scarce anesthetic drugs, which have been in a severe shortage for two years, according to a Med City ...
STAT

Mark Cuban’s company won’t fix drug costs, but it can still help rectify America’s drug shortages

Americans are facing at least two prescription drug crises simultaneously. One is the outrageously high cost of drugs, which runs to more than $500 billion per year. The other relates to extreme drug ...
NBC New York

Remember the prescription drug shortages from last year? The problem hasn't gone away

Robin Finley was diagnosed with uterine cancer five years ago and underwent repeated treatments after it reoccured. Then, when she was halfway through a chemotherapy regimen last year, one of the two ...