Generic Drugs

Dollars & Health: Cashing In On Generics

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living


Andrea Chalupa

Andy Miller, formerly a health care reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has joined Walletpop as a watch dog for all things health care and...

Free Drugs for the Unemployed... Not the Fun Kind

Warren Holstein | Posted 06.16.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

Unemployment plus artificially stimulated erectile function in the elderly and/or infirm can only lead to positive developments for society as a whole, right?

Generic Swap Meet

Barbara Dehn | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


Barbara Dehn

I understand the need to cut costs, but in my opinion, some insurance companies are practicing health care without a license. They have none of the liability and yet are part of the decision-making? What's up with that?

Pfizer May Get Into Bidding For Ranbaxy, Generic Drug Maker

Reuters | Posted 06.21.2008 | Business


MUMBAI (Reuters) - Pfizer may bid for Ranbaxy Laboratories, countering a $4.6 billion (2.4 billion pound) offer by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo for the Indi...

Pills, Placebos, and Prescription Drugs - Oh My!

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


It looks like pills are a popular subject this week. Yesterday, Newsweek dove in to the dangerous debate over placebo pills. No one is saying "posit...

Wyeth Sues Teva Over Heartburn Drug

AP | DAMIAN J. TROISE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


A patent dispute over the heartburn drug Protonix escalated Monday when Wyeth said it will sue to recover lost profits from sales of Teva Pharmaceutic...

Big Pharma Frets As Major Patent Expirations Loom

Wall Street Journal | BARBARA MARTINEZ, JACOB GOLDSTEIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Over the next few years, the pharmaceutical business will hit a wall. Some of the top-selling drugs in industry history will become history as patent...