Consumer Reports Issues Ratings for Drugs
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Nexium and other brand-name medicines are no better for most heartburn sufferers than a drug that can be bought for much less and without a prescription, Consumer Reports said Thursday as it added prescription medicines to the products it reviews.
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NEW YORK  - When patients feel they might be having an adverse drug effect, doctors will very often dismiss their concerns, a new study shows.
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Consumer confidence in the drugs marketed to them using multi-million dollar-advertising campaigns was shaken again last week. People taking drugs with the active ingredient naproxen, such as Aleve, in a study
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Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, launched a Web site this week that helps doctors and their patients compare medicine based not only on price but also effectiveness - and in plain English.
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Fitch Ratings on Thursday cut Merck &amp; Co. Inc.&#39;s (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) top &quot;AAA&quot; rating by two notches, citing its withdrawal of the arthritis drug Vioxx and subsequent
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U.S. regulators said on Friday they  would review a study showing a Merck and Schering-Plough  cholesterol drug worked no better than a generic in preventing  the build-up of arterial plaque.
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Pushing more of the cost of  prescription drugs onto consumers causes patients to cut back,  sometimes with adverse health consequences, according to a  review of two decades worth of studies published on Tuesday.
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Drug makers are exploring the possibility of tying pharmaceutical prices to performance.
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NEW YORK - An internal survey conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicates that 66% of FDA scientists lacked confidence that the agency adequately monitors the safety of prescription drugs that are already on the market.
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U.S. regulators said on Thursday they were reviewing two recent studies that provided more evidence of serious risks for some cancer patients treated with anemia drugs sold by Amgen Inc and Johnson & Johnson.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new report on Tuesday describing potential risks of several medicines after criticism that it was lax in policing drugs once they were on the market.
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Consumer Reports magazine, best known for comparing the prices and performance of cars, televisions and washing machines, is adding drugs to its coverage to help Americans save money on their health care.
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With yet more already-marketed medicines raising the ire of consumer advocates and regulators alike, momentum is building for reform of the governmentâs drug approval and monitoring procedures.
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Questions about popular medications may cause a consumer backlash against the tendency to take pills for "lifestyle" concerns, which could hurt the beleaguered drug industry.
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An internal survey of Food and Drug Administration scientists conducted by the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General revealed safety concerns about the FDAâs approval process and monitoring of marketed drugs, according to a press
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Dec. 9, 2004 -- The group behind Consumer Reports magazine announced Thursday it will begin comparing costs of popular medications to help the public choose the best bargains.
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An internal survey finds about two-thirds of FDA scientists lack confidence in the agency&#39;s monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now on the market.