Biosimilars: a cheaper and more effective alternative to brand-name drugs

Biosimilars: a cheaper and more effective alternative to brand-name drugs

The European Commission’s pharmaceutical reform will improve access to cheaper biosimilar medicines and speed up time to market. Connie Ziegler was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when she was a child. “When I was about one and a half years old, my parents said that my knees in particular started to hurt. I didn’t want to … Read more

What’s behind Iowa doctor’s push to license alternative COVID drugs?

Horse dewormer containing ivermectin at Tractor Supply Co.  in Ankeny.

An Iowa doctor is seeking a court order requiring pharmacies to fill the prescription drugs hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Dr. David Hartsuch, an emergency physician in Bettendorf, is seeking the order as part of a civil lawsuit against the Iowa Board of Medicine and the Iowa Board of Pharmacy in Scott County District … Read more