Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company joins forces with Coherus to make YUSIMRY, a HUMIRA® biosimilar, available to patients

YUSIMRY (adalimumab-aqvh) will be the first biologic product offered by the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company YUSIMRY will be available on costplusdrugs.com for $569.27 plus dispensing and shipping fees DALLAS, Texas and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC (Cost Plus Drugs or Mark Cuban … Read more

Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic May Help Curb Addictive Behaviors, But Drug Makers Aren’t Running Trials To Find Out Cnn

Cnn Cheri Ferguson traded her vape pen for an Ozempic pen. One day seven weeks ago, I thought, are you doing something about your weight; leave your vape at home, Ferguson said. He hasn’t taken it back since, he says. Courtesy of Cheri Ferguson Cheri Ferguson says she noticed changes in her behavior after starting … Read more

Recreational drug Special K at focus of new treatments for depression

Links to the Breadcrumb trail News Local news Ketamine, a common anesthetic, has entered the mainstream as a potentially game-changing treatment for depression. Published on May 31, 2023 Last updated 25 minutes ago 3 minute read Dr Jennifer Phillips is Acting Chief Science Officer at the Royals Institute of Mental Health Research. Photo by Tony … Read more

More than 6 million Brits suffer excruciating migraines to get first targeted drug

Following drug approval Rimegepant, NHS to offer first dedicated oral migraine treatment to over six million people suffering from excruciating headaches A new migraine drug is about to be administered by the NHS(Getty Images/iStockphoto) Millions of people with regular migraines could be offered the first ever dedicated oral treatment on the NHS. More than six … Read more

Federal authorities move to close giant drug pricing loophole – Ohio Capital Journal

Years after potential abuse was reported in Ohio, the federal agency that oversees Medicaid is moving to plug a loophole likely worth billions to prescription drug brokers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday proposed a new rule it said would help ensure compliance with a requirement under federal law that Medicaid dollars … Read more

FDA Proposes New Easy-to-Read Drug Guide for Patients, Drug Information for Patients

For immediate release: May 30, 2023 Statement from: Robert M. Califf, MD, MACC Food and Drug Commissioner – Food and Drug Administration Providing people with accurate and timely information to help them take their prescribed medications safely and effectively is a top priority for the United States Food and Drug Administration. Evidence suggests that easier-to-read … Read more

We will see our children grow up on the cancer drug funded by Sun readers

A LIFE-CHANGING cancer drug launched on the NHS thanks to money raised by brilliant Sun readers over 20 years ago. Doctors approved the chemotherapy medicine olaparib in April for patients with breast and prostate cancers with certain genetic mutations. Joannah Kelly says new cancer drug olaparib extended her life and thanks Sun readersCredit: Louis Wood … Read more

The Fentanyl Scourge: How the Devastating Drug Affects the Body

Over the past decade, recreational use of fentanyl has increased substantially, which has taken and continues to take a heavy toll in the United States. Within three years, opioid overdose deaths increased by more than 90 percent. In 2021, about 70,000 deaths were attributed to fentanyl in the country. But it is no longer an … Read more

AI Fights Superbugs: Help find a new antibiotic drug to fight drug resistant infections

AI technology has helped researchers at MIT and McMaster University identify a new antibiotic called abaucin that is effective against Acinetobacter baumannii, a drug-resistant hospital bacterium. The drug, discovered through a machine learning model, is significant for its narrow-spectrum efficacy and unique mechanism of disrupting the trafficking of lipoproteins within bacterial cells. The machine learning … Read more

As cancer drug shortages grow, some doctors are forced to ration doses or delay treatment

Widespread cancer drug shortages are forcing doctors to make difficult decisions about how to treat their patients, including dose rationing and switching to other treatment options with potentially more side effects. As of Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration has listed 14 cancer drugs in short supply. The oncology shortage is especially critical, FDA Commissioner … Read more