Costs for hospitals on inpatient drug spending have increased more than 20 percent annually, forcing hospitals to find ways to contain the rising prices as they try to balance their budgets.

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Ameritox, of Baltimore, a medication monitoring company, on Tuesday announced the launch of a method to check whether patients are taking their prescribed doses of the antipsychotic drug risperidone (tradename, Risperdal). Via urine tests, Ameritox can compare results against those ...

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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is lifting severe safety restrictions on the former blockbuster diabetes pill Avandia, citing recent data suggesting that the much-debated medication does not increase the risk of heart attack. The repeal means patients will ...

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Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in a Baltimore family’s $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against the maker of the prescription diabetes medication Actos.

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TRENTON, N.J. — If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and ...

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EntreMed Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing drugs for the treatment of cancer, announced it has received a patent from the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office for ENMD-2076, its lead drug candidate.

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Cel-Sci Corp., of Vienna, Va., a biotechnology company that is developing new immune system-based treatments for cancer and infectious diseases, announced the release of a new video (www.cel-sci.com) about Multikine, its investigational cancer drug, and the dedicated manufacturing facility in Elkton where the drug is being produced.

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Five orthopedic surgeons face the loss of their medical licenses or other penalties over allegations of “suspect” billing practices and overcharging a workers’ compensation insurance provider for prescription pain medications.

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NEW YORK — Federal agents and New York City police say 48 people who were part of a nationwide prescription drug ring have been charged in a Medicaid fraud case. Authorities say the arrests on Tuesday are the result of ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ruled that sales representatives for pharmaceutical companies do not qualify for overtime pay under federal law, a big victory for the drug industry. In a 5-4 decision Monday, the court’s conservative majority concluded that ...

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