Vertex Pharmaceuticals is not making its drug, Trikafta, available in poorer countries, where thousands of diagnosed patients stand to benefit.
Tag: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
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The Medicine Is a Miracle, but Only if You Can Afford It
A wave of new treatments have cured devastating diseases. When the costs are too much, even for the insured, patients hunt for other ways to pay.
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What Happens When You Stop Taking Ozempic and Wegovy?
As more patients turn to diabetes medications for other uses, a shortage has taken hold. But doctors say going off these drugs can take a toll.
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Covid Vaccine Makers Kept Prepayments for Canceled Shots for Poor Nations
Separately, Johnson & Johnson is demanding additional payment for unwanted shots, confidential documents show.
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Women Have Been Misled About Menopause
Hot flashes, sleeplessness, pain during sex: For some of menopause’s worst symptoms, there’s an established treatment. Why aren’t more women offered it?