Pharmaceuticals

Doctors Outraged Over Cancer Drugs Cost; More Than 100 Experts Release Letter Calling End To Sky-High Prices

With high prices for some cancer medicines reaching upwards of $100,000 per year or more, a consortium of doctors have signed a letter in protest, saying the cost is too high and that pharmaceutical companies must work to make the life-saving drugs more affordable.

Study Finds Anti-Anxiety Drug Traces In Waterways Make Fish Bolder And More Voracious Feeders

It looks like our psychiatric drugs may have an effect on more than just people. A new study shows that the trace amounts of a common anti-anxiety drug that end up in rivers could be altering the behaviors of unsuspecting fish.

Generic Lipitor Recall 2012 - News Update: FDA Says Pills Are Safe to Take, Even After Glass Shards Found

The Federal Drug Administration announced on Wednesday that it was revising its recommendations on generic Lipitor produced by Ranbaxy. The FDA now says the drug is safe to take.

Generic Lipitor Recall After Glass Shards Found in Pills

The pharmaceutical company that makes the generic version of the cholesterol drug Lipitor agreed to halt production and recall supplies after glass shards were found in the pills.