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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) identified 15 drugs it has selected for price negotiations with drug ...
RFK Jr. petitioned FDA in 2021 to revoke authorization of all COVID vaccines
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A judge in Texas rules 3 other states can challenge access to abortion pill mifepristone nationwide
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Ozempic and Wegovy selected for next round of Medicare drug price negotiations
Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will ...
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Texas judge rules states can revive challenge to abortion pill
Trump-appointed Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled Thursday that Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri can pursue legal action to prohibit ...
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Doctor discusses why FDA banned red dye No. 3
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The FDA wants to limit nicotine in cigarettes — a move that could save millions of lives
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Zyn nicotine pouches can be marketed in the U.S., the FDA says. What does this mean?
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Medicare will negotiate Novo’s GLP-1 drug price. Here’s what that means for Ozempic, Wegovy.
Novo sells semaglutide as Ozempic and Rybelsus for diabetes and as Wegovy for obesity. In price talks, CMS will treat the different forms as a single product.