#generics

The FDA has found a probable cancer-causing contaminant in generic drugs shipped from abroad––most recently, Zantac (ranitidine).

At the center of the lawsuit is Teva Pharmaceutical, slated to sell a generic version of the HIV prevention pill PrEP next year.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration cited a long commute and time away from family as reasons to step down.

U.S. activists unveil a national action plan to #BreakThePatent. It points out that taxpayers funded the research behind Truvada as PrEP.

Stocks of drug companies are rising—and that’s not a good sign for consumers.

The FDA commissioner wants drugmakers to “end the shenanigans.”

However, Gilead Sciences, the brand-name manufacturer of Truvada, insists a generic version “will not be immediately available.”

Scott Gottlieb has said he wants lower costs and faster drug approvals.

New HCV treatment boasts over 90 percent cure rates, costs $84,000 for in the United States.

The Irish pharmaceutical company Actavis has agreed to buy out rival New York City-based Forest Laboratories.

Bill proposed as a way to close gaps in care and get cheaper meds to the people who need them.

India’s Patent Office has ended exclusive rights to a cancer drug made by German manufacturer Bayer

To help people with HIV who cannot afford their antiretroviral (ARV) medications, former President Bill Clinton has proposed that the U.S...