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Step therapy, also called step protocol or a fail first requirement, is a managed care approach to prescription. It is a type of prior authorization requirement that is intended increase insurance company profits at the expense of patient health by forcing patients onto lower cost prescription drugs .
Civica Rx is a nonprofit generic drug company founded in 2018 by leading U.S. health systems and philanthropies [1] for the purpose of preventing and mitigating drug shortages in the United States, and the price hikes that can accompany them. [2] Civica's mission is to make quality generic medicines accessible and affordable to everyone.
Drug Trade name Type Main indications Company Sales (USD millions/year) ∆ vs 2014 1 Adalimumab: Humira Biologic Rheumatoid arthritis: AbbVie Inc. 14,012 1,469 2 Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir: Harvoni Small molecule Hepatitis C: Gilead Sciences: 13,864 11,737 3 Etanercept: Enbrel Biologic Rheumatoid arthritis: Amgen. Pfizer. 8,697 4,009 4 Infliximab ...
Xanomeline/trospium chloride, sold under the brand name Cobenfy, is a fixed-dose combination medication used for the treatment of schizophrenia. [1] It contains xanomeline, a muscarinic agonist; and trospium chloride, a muscarinic antagonist. [1]
"Pain ladder", or analgesic ladder, was created by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a guideline for the use of drugs in the management of pain. Originally published in 1986 for the management of cancer pain, it is now widely used by medical professionals for the management of all types of pain.
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King Pharmaceuticals obtained about twenty smaller branded drugs from the start up of the company until it went public in June 1998. The King Pharmaceuticals subsidiary Monarch Pharmaceuticals acquired one of its most profitable branded drugs, Altace, later the same year on December 18, 1998 from Hoechst Marion Roussel .
E. W. Kemble's "Death's Laboratory" on the cover of the 3 June 1905 edition of Collier's. A patent medicine (sometimes called a proprietary medicine) is a non-prescription medicine or medicinal preparation that is typically protected and advertised by a trademark and trade name, and claimed to be effective against minor disorders and symptoms, [1] [2] [3] as opposed to a prescription drug that ...