Drugs

The CDC says the number of overdose deaths from fake prescription drugs has been rising since 2019. Some businesses are using artificial intelligence to identify counterfeit drugs.

Eli Lilly, which makes obesity and diabetes drugs like Zepbound and Mounjaro, has launched a new website that connects patients to telehealth services, but the service worries some health experts.

Eli Lilly launched a new website to give patients suffering from obesity and diabetes access to telehealth providers. They can also get drugs delivered right to their home.

Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to resolve claims that its work with drug companies helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic.

Holiday prep may include forgoing doses for some people taking medications popularly used to facilitate weight loss. Those who do that need to be careful when resuming them, an expert said.

Scientists are currently testing a vaccine that could prevent the reoccurrence of triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive form of the disease.

Federal officials told Georgia to end its plan to become the first state to allow pharmacies to distribute medical marijuana because it would violate federal law.

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it is requiring pharmaceutical companies to pay rebates to Medicare after noticing that certain drug prices rose more rapidly than inflation.

Novo Nordisk announced Thursday that it is pursuing legal action against two compounding pharmacies for allegedly selling compounded drugs that claim to contain semaglutide.

Mounjaro, which is the brand name for tirzepatide, was shown to be even more powerful than Ozempic in a recent study with adults who were overweight or obese.

Eli Lilly's drug tirzepatide was approved by the Food and Drug Administration to help people who are overweight and have a weight-related medical condition lose weight.

According to North Carolina officials, $170,000 worth of THC-infused snacks that were packaged using counterfeited brands were seized from store shelves.

Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are seeking to test some of their most popular drugs approved for Type 2 diabetes and weight management in adults on children.

CVS was the first pharmacy to announce it was removing certain cold and flu products with phenylephrine even before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made a final decision.

Family Dollar has a recall underway in 23 states that applies to various OTC drugs and medical devices. The affected products were "stored outside labeled temperature requirements."

On Monday, Novo Nordisk announced that its therapy for treating a rare genetic kidney condition has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Abbott Laboratories' Indian unit has cautioned about potential shortages of two popular laxative syrups, Cremaffin and Duphalac, due to a production halt in India's Goa state.

Novo Nordisk, a pharmaceutical company, experienced a decline in its stock prices following a report by financial news agency MarketWire.

Johnson & Johnson announced that it's ditching the classic cursive script it has used for 130 years in favor of a revamped logo that pays homage to the old design.

An advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided Tuesday an ingredient widely used in nasal decongestants doesn't work any better than a placebo pill.