Millions of unapproved antibiotics are being sold in India each year, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. The study also revealed that multinational pharmaceutical companies continue to manufacture dozens of unapproved formulations, despite the global health crisis of rising antimicrobial resistance. India has among the highest rates globally of…
Costs of Similarly Effective Breast Cancer Treatments Vary Widely
A new study finds that the costs of breast cancer chemotherapy vary widely, even among treatment regimens with similar efficacy, and that patients bear a substantial out-of-pocket burden. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study is the first to examine these cost differences, providing clinicians with accessible information…
Environmental Impacts of Pharmaceuticals: A New Approach to Research
Researchers have developed a new way to prioritize investigations on the environmental impacts of the estimated 1500 active pharmaceutical ingredients currently in use. Little is known about the potential impact these drugs may have on the environment in terms of risks to aquatic and soil organisms, avian and mammalian wildlife, and humans, and it is…