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Novartis must face kickback allegations in court

April 2, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Novartis, US, government, kickbacks, prescriptions, whistle blower, whistle-blower

The US government has accused Novartis of paying doctors millions of dollars in kickbacks as part of a “company-wide kickback …

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Children being treated for problems with Xanax has increased more than 6 times since last year

December 10, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing UK, drug abuse, misuse, prescriptions, valium, xanax

The number of children being treated for problems with benzodiazepine drugs – which include prescription medicines Xanax and Valium – …

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Opioid prescriptions hit 15 year low, as FDA’s Gottlieb reaffirms commitment against crisis

August 30, 2018
Medical Communications FDA, opioid crisis, prescriptions, scott gottleib

The amount of opioids prescribed to patients in the United States has fallen to a 15 year low according to …

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One in three antibiotic prescriptions in US unnecessary, says CDC

May 5, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDC, antibiotic, prescribing, prescriptions, unnecessary

Approximately 30% of all prescriptions of antibiotics in the United States are unnecessary, according to new data published by the …

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Over one billion drugs dispensed in England in 2014, NHS report shows

April 9, 2015
Sales and Marketing HSCIC, NHS, drug cost, net ingredient cost, prescribing, prescription cost analysis, prescriptions

Patients in England collected over 1.1 billion prescription items in 2014, according to NHS figures. Statistics from the Health and …

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Half of England on prescription drugs

December 11, 2014
Sales and Marketing England, HSCIC, NHS, doctors, prescribing, prescriptions

Almost half of the people in England are taking regular prescription medicines according to a new report by the Health …

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Sizeable increase to NHS prescription fees

March 12, 2014
Sales and Marketing Hunt, Lamb, NHS, UK, howe, prescriptions

The UK government has confirmed that NHS prescription charges will go up by 40p to £8.25 over the next two …

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Global prescriptions cost to hit $1 trillion

November 20, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IMS, UK, prescriptions

The worldwide cost of medicine prescriptions will for the first time hit $1 trillion next year as drugs get more …

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Charge more for prescriptions in England, say Reform

November 19, 2013
Sales and Marketing GP, NHS, UK, doctors, prescriptions, reform

Increase prescriptions to £10 and charge the same amount to see a GP if you want to help the NHS …

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NHS spending on drugs fell in 2011

April 4, 2012
Sales and Marketing NHS, cost savings, generic, patent, prescriptions, spend

The NHS in England spent less on its drugs budget last year, bucking the longstanding upward trend. This is because …

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GPs urged to curb spending on prescriptions

August 6, 2010
GPs, NHS, NICE, NPC, prescriptions

GPs are being encouraged to reduce spending on prescriptions by following NICE’s cost-effectiveness guidelines. A new National Prescribing Centre (NPC) …

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