Drugs giants seek different treatments for their own ills
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SOME of the biggest companies in the drug industry are shivering under an avalanche of bad news. Merck has already been hit hard by the withdrawal of Vioxx, its arthritis drug.
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Drug makers are exploring the possibility of tying pharmaceutical prices to performance.
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The pharma gives us its quest for bidders.
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After years of churning out cheap copycat drugs for the home market, Indian pharmaceutical firms are trying their hand at researching new drugs as they seek fresh revenue streams to cement their long-term survival.
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European medical regulators have called on the worldâs leading pharmaceutical companies to improve their communications with authorities and surveillance of drugs, following frustration about Merckâs handling of the withdrawal of its anti-inflammatory
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The NHS is to come under pressure to weed out ineffective and obsolete treatments, by the drugs watchdog.
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Amid the furor involving pain drugs, it may be of interest to ponder the theoretical problem of the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) prematurely deciding to ban a drug whose benefits outweigh its risks.
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Virtually every large drug maker is working to develop Alzheimerâs drugs, seeking to improve treatment and possibly snare a big financial payoff.
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Across the United States, doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that popular drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose potentially serious heart risks.
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New drugs that are currently in clinical trials for muscle-wasting diseases could become the next big thing for athletes.
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Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks.
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Some of the health benefits claimed for a new weight loss drug may not be justified, say experts.
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Faced with weak development pipelines that are putting a drag on stock prices, drug manufacturers are retooling the decades-old system of clinical trials to make it faster and cheaper.
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With the recent news of heart problems associated with drugs such as Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, people who suffer from the pain associated with arthritis have difficult choices to make.
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Three major drug companies all disclosed serious problems with important medicines Friday, throwing a spotlight on the fact that the $500 billion drug industry is failing in its core business of finding new medicines.
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A battle between insurers and drug companies could determine how many medicines will be available to beneficiaries.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.