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Our abysmal health care system

World of DTC Marketing

First, the health insurance companies are making a lot of money while burying doctors in paperwork and limiting treatment options. Patients and doctors are tired, and insurance companies are raising rates after two years of making a surplus because nobody went to the doctor during the pandemic. The result:?

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Europe names hundreds of critical medicines in quest to counter drug shortages

Fierce Pharma

Over the past several years, drug shortages have vexed doctors and patients on both sides of the Atlantic, prompting lawmakers and government agencies to take action in both Europe and the U.S. Tuesday, the European Medicines Agency laid out a list of more than 300 critical generic drugs that could fall prey to future shortages.

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Disruption in healthcare is coming

World of DTC Marketing

The new initiative, Care Studio, aims at doctors rather than patients. Then there is the cost of generic drugs. A recent study in the An­nals of In­ter­nal Med­i­cine took a look at al­most 90 gener­ic drugs that the Medicare Part D pro­gram pays for, find­ing that Medicare could’ve saved $3.6

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Katie Porter attacks pharma

World of DTC Marketing

So where to start… Congresswoman Porter may want to look at the percentage of generic drugs available virus branded (89%). Then there are ever increasing health insurance and hospital costs at a time when less people are going to the doctor’s office because of COVID-19. The cost is estimated to be in the billions.

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Teva shares slide as it faces illegal kickback charges from US government

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.” This is the latest in a string of legal troubles for the Israel-based pharma in the US, where it already faces lawsuits that it improperly marketed an opioid painkiller, and colluded with other pharma companies to fix the price of generic drugs.

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First Generic Version of AZOPT® (brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension) 1%, used to treat high pressure inside the eye

The Pharma Data

“This first-to-market generic version of AZOPT ® (brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension) 1% in the U.S. provides patients with another important treatment option,” said Christine Baeder, SVP, Chief Operating Officer US Generics, Teva USA. What should I tell my doctor before taking brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension 1%?

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Teva Announces Launch of an Authorized Generic of Epiduo® Forte Gel (adapalene and benzoyl peroxide gel 0.3%/2.5%), in the U.S.

The Pharma Data

“The launch of our first-to-market authorized generic version of Epiduo® Forte Gel in the U.S. provides patients with another important treatment option,” said Christine Baeder, SVP, Chief Operating Officer US Generics, Teva USA. Talk to your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

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