pharmaceuticals
Biden's parting gift to Big Pharma sends GLP-1 costs soaring
This month pharmacies will no longer be allowed to sell lower-cost compounded versions of the anti-obesity drug tirzepatide — and costs to consumers will triple, from $350 a month to...
I'm a pharmacist — these 6 medications will 'low-key make you fat'
While the bulk (pun intended) of news coverage these days is focused on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic that cause weight loss, licensed pharmacist Dr. Kati Forbes told The Post four medications...
Eli Lilly plans to invest $27B to build four new US plants as tariffs loom
Pharmaceutical giant expects the move will create 3,000 high-skilled jobs and provide work for approximately 10,000 construction workers.
Gen Zers says antidepressants have ruined their sex lives: 'I'm dead inside'
Young people are experiencing distressing symptoms of sexual dysfunction and emotional numbness following antidepressant usage.
How greed and profit fueled one failed Alzheimer drug
On May 3, 2021, Matt Price drove his 73-year-old father Stephen from their New Jersey home to a medical strip mall on the Jersey Shore, for his first injection of...
New treatment for hair loss shows promise — paid volunteers needed to test it out
"I can tell you that VDPHL01 has a unique profile unlike current FDA-approved treatments, which are associated with cardiac activity and unwanted sexual side effects," Dr. Neil Sadick told The...
Worker, 22, dead from asthma attack after price on inhaler skyrockets from $66 to over $500
Cory Schmidtknecht's family is demanding damages from Walgreens Pharmacy and United Health Group's OptumRx for their alleged actions leading to the tragic 2024 death.
Purdue Pharma, Sackler family owners agree to landmark $7.4B opioid settlement
The latest settlement is meant to address a drug addiction crisis that has led to over 700,000 opioid overdose deaths in the US over the past two decades.
J&J's ketamine-derived nasal spray approved by FDA to treat depression
J&J said patients could see an improvement in symptoms in as little as 24 hours.
I'm a pharmacist and keep these 8 things in my medicine cabinet for coughs and colds
Among her must-haves are combo she takes "when I'm down bad" and a "more potent nasal decongestant" than DayQuil.
I’m a pharmacist — why 'fast-acting' pain-relieving liquid gels are a 'scam'
Pharmacist Grant Harting is calling out so-called “fast-acting” liquid gel pain relievers as a racket — and he’s taking to TikTok to spill the pharmaceutical tea.
Stop nausea in seconds with these 4 quick tips
If you’re kicking off the New Year with your head in the toilet bowl, don’t stress: Dr. Joseph Salhab, a gastroenterologist known to his 1.8 million TikTok followers as “The...
Taking this step two days before your periods can reduce blood flow and cramps
Going with the flow is overrated. And when it comes to periods, you don't really have to: Gynecologists have confirmed that it is, in fact, possible to lighten your flow...
The norovirus survival pack you should buy before you get sick, according to an infectious disease doc
An infectious disease specialist told The Post what to buy and keep in your home in preparation for a stomach bug as cases surge in the US.
The popular beauty treatment leaving beauty buffs looking like ‘reptiles’: Doctors warn of dangerous side effects
"The risks go beyond minor side effects, especially when people go to inexperienced technicians or do this at home," one doctor declared.
Consulting giant McKinsey to pay $650M to settle DOJ criminal opioid probe
Prosecutors said that McKinsey provided Stamford, Conn.-based Purdue advice on measures it could take to "turbocharge" OxyContin sales.
Vaccine maker stocks fall after conspiracy theory-spreading RFK Jr. tapped to lead health department
Shares of COVID vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer fell early Friday morning, down 4% and 4.3% respectively.
Supreme Court rejects 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli's appeal of $65M in penalties
The judge cited Shkreli's "particularly heartless and coercive" tactics in monopolizing Daraprim and keeping generic rivals off the market.
'Joe Rogan' guest who ripped FDA sees mail-order pharmacy caught up in embarrassing recall
“It’s a serious error to mislabel a pharmaceutical in this way and it suggests that they have lax processes and procedures in place,” said a former acting commissioner of the...
How 'Big Pharma' traded principles for profits: 'Hype fears' and 'exaggerate supposed benefits'
In December of 2002, Sharyl Attkisson, an Emmy-winning investigative reporter for CBS News, had an unsettling interview with smallpox expert Jonathan Tucker.