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Millions Are Using FDA-Authorized Alternatives to Pharma’s Weight Loss Drugs

Author:: Arthur Allen, KFF Health News

Publish date: July 24, 2024

Compounding pharmacies are estimated to be providing millions with alternatives to brand name weight loss drugs.

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A New Test Could Save Arthritis Patients Time, Money, and Pain. But Will It Be Used?

Author:: Arthur Allen, KFF Health News

Publish date: December 21, 2023

“We are told by the insurer what to prescribe to the patient. After they fail methotrexate, it’s a TNF inhibitor, almost always Humira. And that’s ...

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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds

Author:: Arthur Allen, KFF Health News

Publish date: June 22, 2023

On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags f...