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Pharmac: The NZ Buyer’s Club Opens in a new window)
Unlike other developed countries, New Zealand puts a ceiling on its medicines budget, and drug buying agency Pharmac is very disciplined: In 26 years of existence, it has never breached its spending cap.
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Lilly Selling Half-Price Version of Popular Humalog Insulin
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Insulin Price Cap Signed Into Law
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Beyond the Border: Americans Find Lower Prices on Prescription Drugs in Tijuana
News 8 traveled beyond the border with a hidden camera to check out pharmacies in Tijuana.
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High Generic Drug Prices Affecting Kansans
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HSE Drugs Group Decides Against Approving Drug for Rare Muscle-Wasting Disease Opens in a new window)
Ireland rejects reimbursement of €600,000 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) treatment despite a revised price application by the manufacturer. Spinraza is approved in 26 countries around Europe with just Estonia rejecting it.
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Eli Lilly's Lower-Priced Insulin Goes on Sale Amid Drug Price Debate Opens in a new window)
At 50% the list price of Humalog, the generic insulin lispro carries a list price of $137.35 per vial.
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What Happened When an Indian Drug Company Offered Affordable AIDS Medication
Indian scientist Dr. Yusuf Hamied's proposal to cheaply manufacture and sell life-saving AIDS medications makes him "one of the great individuals of the 21st century".
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Jack Ma Is Selling Cancer Coverage for Pennies a Month in China Opens in a new window)
China’s tech giants roll out crowdfunded health care product.
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Event billed as 'National Pharmacare Forum' Dominated by Groups Opposed to Universal Drug Plan Opens in a new window)
Advocates of pharmacare were alarmed to see Canada's federal health minister attend a gathering billed as a "national pharmacare forum" that was dominated by groups that oppose universal drug coverage.
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Push for Drug Pricing Transparency Strikes a Nerve With Industry Opens in a new window)
Ahead of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, an Italian draft resolution to end secrecy around drug pricing has already ruffled feathers.
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India Slashes Cancer Prices Opens in a new window)
The retail prices of several anti-cancer drugs have been slashed by up to 87% by the drug price control authority.
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Two New Ventures Strike Deals with Drug Makers to Combat Generic Shortages Opens in a new window)
CivicaRx, which is a generic drug company formed by several large hospital systems and three philanthropies, has reached an agreement for Xellia Pharmaceuticals to manufacture antibiotics, including vancomycin and daptomycin.
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NHS to Fund Drug that Prolongs Lives of Children with Muscle-Wasting Disease Opens in a new window)
A rare muscle-wasting disease has been approved by the NHS in England after lengthy negotiations with the manufacturer over the high price.
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Why Drugs Cost More in America
In the United States, drugs get to patients differently than almost everywhere else in the world.
