Price Comparison for Drugs Is Put on Federal Web Site
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Over objections from some drug companies, the Bush administration unveiled a new feature on the Medicare Web site comparing prices for similar brand-name drugs.
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p2pnet.net OT News:- The OneWorld Health drug company is now $42.6 better off, thanks to a grant from the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation.
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New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said his office has created an interactive Web site to help New Yorkers comparison shop for prescription drugs, following a statewide survey showing widely varying prices at pharmacies.
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Residents of Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas can purchase cheaper prescription drugs through I-SaveRx, a Web site launched by Illinois Gov.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) on Friday asked an outside group to review the way the agency monitors safety risks of medicines after they hit the market, such as Merck &amp; Co.
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New funds for the Food and Drug Administration to speed review of generic pharmaceuticals and new authority to approve copycat versions of biotech drugs were proposed in President George W. Bush's budget on Monday.
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THE REGION Study: Uninsured pay highest drug prices
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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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(HealthDayNews) -- Consumers who want to buy prescription drugs online are faced with the daunting challenge of finding the right provider, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concedes. The FDA offers these suggestions:   Check with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy at www.nabp.net to see if a Web site is backed by a licensed pharmacy in good standing.  Don't buy from sites that offer to sell a prescription drug without a medical doctor's prescription.  Don't do business with sites that have no access to a registered pharmacist to answer questions. ...
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INDIANAPOLIS - Eli Lilly &amp; Co. debuted a Web site Wednesday for clinical trial data on its prescription drugs, including Prozac and its new antidepressant, Cymbalta.
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A new Web site and toll-free phone number unveiled this week should make it easier for patients to find clinical trials for cancer drugs.
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Few American adults have bought prescription drugs via the Internet, despite rising drug costs and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad, according to a new study released on Sunday.
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The FSA is considering a crackdown on websites that compare insurance products, the BBC has learned.
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Consumers Union, publishers of Consumer Reports, launched a &quot;Best Buy&quot; Web site for medications Thursday. In a telephone news conference from Washington, DC, CU announced that three classes of drugs were already tested and posted.
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Anonymous messages posted on a Web site raise questions about the handling of data on a Merck &amp; Co Inc  and Schering-Plough Corp  cholesterol drug, two House of Representatives Democrats said on Monday.
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The drug industry, fighting off criticism for hiding data from negative studies, unveiled on Tuesday a database for firms to voluntarily provide summarized results of most clinical trials of medicines sold in the United States.