Sanders locks onto next drug pricing target: Ozempic
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Sanders announced this week that he is launching an investigation into Novo Nordisk’s product pricing. Ozempic and Wigoby. In a letter to Novo Nordisk’s CEO, Sanders said: “We are excited to develop these potentially game-changing drugs for the millions of Americans living with type 2 diabetes […]
Sanders launches investigation into ‘unacceptable’ diabetes, weight loss drug prices
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday criticized the “exorbitantly high prices” of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes and weight loss drugs. ” has started an investigation. Ozempic and Wegoby. Sanders on Wednesday written In a letter to Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fluergaard Jorgensen, he informed of […]
Biden grants clemency to 16 nonviolent drug offenders
A nursing student, a truck driver, and a mother are among the 16 people who were pardoned or have had their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden. Biden has made a concerted effort during his administration to grant clemency to people who were imprisoned for nonviolent drug offenses, including Katrina Polk. Polk, 54, of Washington, […]
Alzheimer’s drug embrace slows down as US doctors’ reluctance grows
Nine months after the U.S. launch of the first drug proven to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, Eisai and Biogen’s Requemby faces unexpected hurdles to widespread use. That’s a stereotype among some doctors that treating diseases that rob people of their memory is futile. Alzheimer’s disease experts had anticipated bottlenecks due to Requemby’s requirements, […]
Drug shortages plague patients. There’s a solution
From 1968 to 2020, people experienced a remarkable increase in life expectancy, from 70 to 78 years. Much of that was due to advances in drugs and vaccines, many of which are now unavailable because of shortages. According to the University of Utah Drug Information Service, in the first quarter of 2024, a total of 323 drugs were […]
DEA warns increased Adderall use could represent the next opioid crisis as 1 in 4 American teens abuse the drug
Officials have warned that the rise in Adderall prescriptions could be a sign of a future opioid-like epidemic. daily mail. The head of the Drug Enforcement Agency said the surge in new prescriptions could pose a high risk of abuse, similar to the opioid crisis. For medicine, long list of serious side effects, anxiety, seizures, […]
Hochul administration is flooding Harlem with drug treatment clinics, Dem congressman complains: ‘Bad planning’
Gov. Cathy Hochul’s administration is overpopulating Harlem with drug treatment facilities, and that must stop, said fed-up Rep. Adriano Espaira (D-13th). “It’s too much for the community. It’s completely out of control,” Espaillat told the Post. There are currently 13 such clinics, many along or near the 125th Street spine, but 75% to 80% of […]
US Faces All-Time High Drug Shortage, Data Shows
The U.S. is facing its worst drug shortage since the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) started tracking them in 2001, a Thursday statement by the association reads. “During the first quarter of 2024, ASHP and our partner, the University of Utah Drug Information Service [UUDIS], tracked 323 active shortages. This is an all-time high, […]
Biden appointee is protecting Prince Harry from being deported over drug use, new lawsuit claims
Joe Biden’s “arrogant” ambassador to the UK could be “protecting” Prince Harry from deportation, a bombshell new legal application has claimed. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, is currently suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for access to the royal family’s visa documents to determine whether they made false statements about their past […]
Companies looking to fund psychedelic drug therapy for employees: report
According to the report, more companies are exploring the possibility of offering psychedelic medications to their employees as a cost-saving and effective means of mental health treatment. Recent research shows that common party drugs like MDMA [ecstasy]psilocybin [“magic” mushrooms] Ketamine has been legalized for medical use and is a useful alternative for treating many mental […]