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Opinion: The FDA’s risky action on compounding weight loss drugs

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When Makena, a drug designed to prevent preterm births, hit the market in 2011 at $1,500 per dose, it drew rife backlash. The drug was based on an active ingredient that had been available for many years at a much lower cost.

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STAT+: With a major patent cliff coming, will JPM play host to some serious deal-making?

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By comparison, the last major patent cliff that hit the industry, in 2011, jeopardized around $250 billion in drug revenue.)  Drug companies stand to lose more than $400 billion in revenue as patents expire for Keytruda, Eliquis, Jardiance, Opdivo, and other blockbuster therapies. (By

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Pharmacy Schools Should Prepare Students for Workforce Challenges

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Research shows that close to 30% of all US drug stores closed from 2011 to 2021, according to US News & World Report. 1 “The results of these surveys are glimpses of the national pharmacist burnout that is being observed, showing that burnout is a crucial area of focus that needs to be addressed.”

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Q&A: How IQVIA Keeps Pharmacists Engaged with US Prescription Drug Use

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To have some context and our continuity with having done this now, since 2011, we've been publishing this report. Keeping that macro perspective, that overview, on a market this complex really helps you then dive into specific topics you're interested in.

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Can you take losartan and amlodipine together?

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A 2011 study showed that the combination is more effective than amlodipine monotherapy, while one from 2023 demonstrated that it’s more effective than taking losartan alone.

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FDA approves generic Xarelto

The Checkup by Singlecare

The FDA originally approved Xarelto in tablet form in 2011 and later approved it as an oral suspension in 2021. Why this approval is important The approval of the generic form of Xarelto means that people who can benefit from this medication will now have the option to purchase it at a lower price point.

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STAT+: Gilead will pay $202 million to settle charges of paying kickbacks to docs for boosting HIV drug sales

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From 2011 through 2017, Gilead held more than 17,300 speaker programs of which 9,500 were dinners to promote sales of HIV drugs that were supposed to be educational. The dinners were at expensive restaurants that federal authorities maintained were “wholly inappropriate” venues for such gatherings.