Pharmacy

Nearly all of the world's 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally

Treatments led to lower severity scores, meta-analysis suggests

Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff

Cost, insurance coverage likely play outsized role

With a potentially deadly recall, case highlights shortcomings in overseas drug manufacturing

Administrative barriers pose challenges, but healthcare providers are major influences

Leading adalimumab brand still dominates market, but net spending plummeted

Dietary supplements cited research that did not evaluate clinical outcomes

Tenecteplase is cheaper and easier to administer, says researcher

Why it's unlikely to help most people

Study assessed pharmacist interventions for adverse events

Herbal substance also may pose risks to women of child-bearing potential

Two cohort studies didn't find significantly greater risk than other drugs in epilepsy

They also had higher odds of having asthma attacks and emergency room visits