Free drug samples go to wealthy, insured: U.S. study
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Insured and wealthy Americans are more likely than needy patients to get the billions of dollars in free drug samples distributed by pharmaceutical companies to win patient and doctor loyalty, a study released on Wednesday said.
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A new study confirms that the drug benefit being added to Medicare will provide significant help to elderly people with low incomes or very high drug costs.
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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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WASHINGTON - Low-income seniors and those with extremely high prescription drug expenses will get the most from the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, according to a new study.
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Greater numbers of seriously ill patients could get experimental medicines under proposed federal guidelines released Monday that also would allow drug companies to charge for the medicines.
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People with high-deductible health plans designed to raise awareness of costs and reduce unnecessary care are causing consumers to scrimp on health care, according to a study released on Thursday.
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Some seniors have just a few more weeks to cash in on the new Medicare drug discount card. Up to $600 in free prescription drugs are available both this year and next to low-income seniors who have the card.
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Investors reward the drugmaker for positive study results.
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Many people will soon be required to receive their drugs by mail order so their employers can get lucrative rebates and deep discounts.
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Making imported drugs safe for Americans would cost the US government hundreds of millions of dollars a year and consumers would see a savings of only about 1 percent, a federal task force said Tuesday.
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A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study.
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Most large employers will maintain prescription drug benefits for retirees after the Medicare drug insurance program begins in 2006, but many will be at reduced levels, according to a study released Tuesday.
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U.S. lawmakers and health officials  are moving to give more independence to an office that reviews  drug safety, but some experts say ensuring medicines are  studied after they hit the market is more important than the  bureaucratic pecking order.
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Some states are paying far higher prices than others for prescription drugs under the Medicaid program, but data that would help them get a better deal are kept confidential by the federal government, a new report says.
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The vast majority of cancer patients participating in studies of experimental drugs do not  care if the doctor running the study has financial ties to the drug's maker, according to a new survey that undermines "full disclosure" as a central tenet of clinical research.
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Breast cancer studies funded by drug companies are more likely to yield positive findings than those without pharmaceutical industry backing, according to research published on Monday.
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A new study shows that giving can make you wealthier.