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Purdue Pharma, the developer of OxyContin (oxycodone), has introduced a national database to track, analyze, and inform law enforcement and the retail pharmacy community about pharmacy crime. The goal is to help solve and prevent pharmacy theft and other pharmacy-related crimes. [click to continue…]
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It’s hard to believe that the diet industry rakes in so many billions of dollars a year, but it does. Upwards of $40 billion in the U.S. alone. In the meantime, Americans just keep getting fatter and the number of diabetics keeps growing. Millions of people rush to buy prepared frozen dinners, weight loss shakes, and the latest extract of miracle food the health guru du jour is pushing. Even as the global economy takes a nosedive, the diet industry continues to soar. Why haven’t consumers wised up? [click to continue…]
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According to U.K. research firm EvaluatePharma Ltd., the next year or so will see an unprecedented number of common brand name drugs go off patent. This will open the door to generic medications for the most oft-prescribed drugs used to treat blood pressure, cholesterol, asthma, diabetes, HIV, bipolar disorder, and other common ailments. Over the next 10 years, about 120 brands will lose market exclusivity, and low-cost generics will flood the market. [click to continue…]
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For millions of obese Americans who love to scarf down burgers featuring the nutritional value of a half pound of lard, a pill that lowers the risk of a heart attack might sound like a miracle. After all, don’t those aspirin ads that relate tales of people whose lives were saved by munching on a simple, inexpensive baby aspirin sound like a miracle? Imagine taking a cholesterol-lowering pill just before confidently digging into a supersized burger and fries. [click to continue…]
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In the grand tradition of preying on people desperate for help, several OTC products on the market offer help they cannot deliver. In May, the FDA and the FTC teamed up to take action against products that make fraudulent claims to treat, cure, or prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. [click to continue…]
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