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Generics are still a good deal. But as they reach their maximum saturation point, the deal is changing.

Over the last few years, the number of drugs on shortage has remained the same. It may even have gone up. Hospitals continue to confront the issues and devise responses.

As of July 24, Sandoz became the first to file for approval of a biologic under the biosimilar pathway. What will happen next remains to be seen.

Dr. Reddy’s is now ranked 7th among the top generic companies in the United States on a rela¬tive quarterly basis, in terms of IMS dollars.

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals started formulating and supplying industry-leading pharmaceutical products more than 146 years ago. Continually building on its legacy, the company employs a vertically integrated process to ensure quality control during every step of the product’s development from active ingredient processing through formulation, manufacturing, and distribution.

Camber Pharmaceuticals strives to be the most reliable and cost effective generic pharmaceutical supplier across a broad range of therapeutic classes.

When druggists morphed into pharmacists, an essential quality was lost. The need for speed has just about buried it. But you can bring it back.

Teva Generics leads the U.S. generic pharmaceutical market in total and new prescriptions, with total prescriptions of approximately 523 million in 2013, representing one out of every seven generic prescriptions filled in the U.S.

NOH is a rare, chronic, and debilitating drop in blood pressure upon standing. It is associated with Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, and pure autonomic failure.

Feedback from pharmacists and other Drug Topics readers

Medicinal plants and drugs of biological origin have their place in the treatment of chronic diseases. Among them, stevia shows promise as a possible source of new therapies for diabetes.

Physicians are responsible for prescribing and dispensing. Pharmacists have a corresponding responsibility to fill those prescriptions appropriately.

Pharmacists dealing with Rxs for controlled substances have their lists of red flags and greens flags. Are they now showing the white flag, as well?

Available technology can help pharmacies improve patient adherence, boost patient outcomes, and earn high CMS Star measures. Everybody wins.

Pharmacists are logical candidates to help patients quit smoking. Here are some of the reasons.

Title II of the DQSA is the Drug Supply Chain Security Act. As of January 1, 2015, new changes and mandates will move all members of the supply chain closer to becoming mandatory oversight partners with FDA.

New initiatives show that medication management is at the core of advanced discharge planning and transitional care. That's where pharmacists come in.

New Rx, generics, and OTC

Summer's not over yet. For customers planning August vacations or anyone with active children, here are some new options for the first-aid kit.

Seven out of 10 prescribers use e-prescribing, and virtually all pharmacies are now equipped to receive them.

FDA has approved empagliflozin (Jardiance, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmceuticals) as another option for adult patients with type 2 diabetes.