As of Dec. 29, Health Canada had received nine submissions seeking approval to make semaglutide, the active ingredient in ...

Brand-name drugs may offer more value, but not in the way you'd expect, a new study from New Zealand suggests. The research finds that placebo painkillers labeled with a brand name prompted as much ...

Any Australian who has filled a prescription at the chemist will have been asked if they want a branded product or the generic version. And with consumers looking to cut costs wherever they can, ...

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Every week through October, we are examining the medical, business and cultural systems that contribute to the dichotomy that is the American health care system — a system that benefits some but costs ...

In this article we take a look at the 21 largest generic drug companies . Click to skip ahead and jump to the 10 largest generic drug companies. Looking for the largest generic drug companies? Drugs, ...

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People who require medication for their attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to have a difficult time getting their prescriptions filled due to a lack of available medication. The ...

Generic drugs contain the same active ingredient as their brand-name counterparts. However, they usually cost much less than the brand-name version. Before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...