Plavix (drug)

Disparity in generic drug prices is a bitter pill to swallow

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Generic prescription drugs have to meet exacting standards for ingredients and quality, which you'd think would make them uniformly priced at pharmacies. But that, of course, isn't the case. Generic drug prices can be all over the map, depending on...

Drug spending falls for first time in 6 decades

2013-05-09 05:00:00

An explosion of cheap generic substitutes for widely used prescription drugs last year helped drive the first decline in pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. in nearly six decades. Drug makers often lament what they call the patent cliff, which is when...

Prescription needed to remedy generic drug pricing shenanigans

2013-03-18 17:25:00

Wanda Ferrin fills her husband's prescription for the generic antibiotic doxycycline at a Target in Simi Valley. For years, the medication has cost her $6 a month. In February, however, the price tripled to $18 for 30 pills. And this month, it...

FDA says don't use Prilosec or Nexium with Plavix

2009-11-17 16:32:32

Plavix advertising indirectly cost taxpayers an extra $207 million over five years*

2009-11-23 21:32:30

The FDA requires a black-box warning on anti-clotting drug Plavix

2010-03-12 16:32:42

Many more people not getting their medications, study finds

2010-03-18 16:32:42

A survivor at 78, A.J. Foyt looking for an Indy 500 win as an owner

2013-05-24 18:20:03

INDIANAPOLIS The old warhorse is back at Indy. A.J. Foyt limped into the media center at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, hobbled by age and injury but as gritty and determined as ever. At 78, Foyt has survived heart, back and knee surgery in...

Uncle Bobby gives his take on state of the Indy 500

2013-05-24 00:05:04

INDIANAPOLIS Got five minutes? In that time, Uncle Bobby can almost give you the short course on what's wrong with the Indianapolis 500 and Indy-car racing, even if you didn't ask. "I'm not a Formula One supporter so don't mistake that, compared to Indy...

Shop around for deals on prescription drugs

2013-05-12 00:00:00

If your insurance has ever stopped covering a prescription drug or you don’t have coverage at all, you know how quickly costs can mount. Americans spent, on average, $758 out of pocket for medication in 2012, according to a recent Consumer Reports...

Patients settle stent claims against Midei, St. Joseph

2013-05-02 19:03:27

Nearly 250 of the patients who accused cardiologist Dr. Mark Midei of performing unnecessary stent procedures at St. Joseph Medical Center settled their lawsuits against him Thursday, a major step forward in one of the largest medical malpractice cases in...

Sinai to research new drug to prevent blood clots, heart attacks in stent patients

2013-04-26 12:10:00

A Sinai Hospital cardiologist is launching a clinical trial of a type of coronary artery disease drug not yet tested in humans, building on a history at the Baltimore hospital of research to develop more effective treatments to prevent blood clotting....

The blood thinner Plavix which is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes is pictured in a pharmacy.

2012-08-01 18:07:27