Steep costs have driven some Aussies to switch from brand-name medicine to its generic counterpart. Here's the price ...

CMS must develop and share publicly a clear evidence synthesis process that it will follow in future rounds of the Medicare ...

Drug safety relates to the potential for adverse effects related to the administration of drugs. Efforts to establish the safely profile of drugs begin early in their development, with in vitro ...

Drug discovery is the process through which potential new medicines are identified. It involves a wide range of scientific disciplines, including biology, chemistry and pharmacology. Sample ...

For the first time, scientists have developed a drug that works on both major aggregation-promoting 'hotspots' of the Tau protein in the brain -- a key driver of neurodegeneration. The drug ...

US pharmaceutical giant Gilead said Wednesday it had signed licensing deals with six generic drugmakers to produce and sell its HIV prevention medicine in lower-income countries. The announcement ...

Many middle-income countries are left out of the deal, widening a gulf in access to critical medicines. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen has covered the global H.I.V. pandemic for more than 25 ...

Generic drugs gave Americans access to effective, cheap prescription medications. It’s saved them trillions of dollars over the past few decades. But there are signs this vital industry may be in deep ...

But a generic version of this popular medication, sildenafil, is now widely available from several drug manufacturers at a fraction of the cost. Read on to find out more about this cheaper Viagra ...

Here’s our process. Viagra and its generic version, sildenafil, can be effective treatments for erectile dysfunction. But both medications require a prescription. A tester goes through our picks ...

Available antipsychotic treatments work by blocking dopamine receptors. The new drug, Cobenfy, takes a different approach. By Ellen Barry and Christina Jewett The Food and Drug Administration on ...