prescription drugs – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Wed, 06 May 2020 00:11:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Big Pharma Should Curb Drug Price Increases During Pandemic, Consumer Group Says /big-pharma-should-curb-drug-price-increases-during-pandemic-consumer-group-says/ /big-pharma-should-curb-drug-price-increases-during-pandemic-consumer-group-says/#respond Wed, 06 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=15940 A consumer group calls on pharmaceutical companies to freeze drug prices during the COVID-19 pandemic and says the U.S. government should regulate medicine cost increases. The U.S. pharmaceutical industry has increased prices for existing drugs on a yearly basis, which hurts consumers, says an advocacy group. Drug prices are estimated to go up by an […]

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]]> /big-pharma-should-curb-drug-price-increases-during-pandemic-consumer-group-says/feed/ 0 First AI-Designed Drug Enters Testing, Raising Hopes for Faster, Cheaper Drug Creation /first-ai-designed-drug-enters-testing-raising-hopes-for-faster-cheaper-drug-creation/ /first-ai-designed-drug-enters-testing-raising-hopes-for-faster-cheaper-drug-creation/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:14:03 +0000 /?p=14738 A drug developed using artificial intelligence will enter clinical trials for the first time, opening up the possibility of using machine learning to slash costs and time needed to create medicines. The compound targeting obsessive-compulsive disorder was developed by U.K.-based Exscientia in partnership with Japanese drugmaker Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma. The research exploratory phase of development […]

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]]> /first-ai-designed-drug-enters-testing-raising-hopes-for-faster-cheaper-drug-creation/feed/ 0 Walgreens to Close 150 Instore Clinics as Effort to Provide Services Struggles /walgreens-to-close-150-instore-clinics-as-effort-to-provide-services-struggles/ /walgreens-to-close-150-instore-clinics-as-effort-to-provide-services-struggles/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:11:24 +0000 /?p=13164 Walgreens, still dealing with the fallout from opening Theranos Wellness Centers inside its stores, is pulling back further on in-store clinics.  Walgreens Boots Alliance by year’s end will close 150, or 40%, of the clinics located in its stores as part of a cost-cutting drive that’s already included job losses at the company’s headquarters and […]

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]]> /walgreens-to-close-150-instore-clinics-as-effort-to-provide-services-struggles/feed/ 1 Startups Using Agility, Experience, to Move the Needle on Opioid Crisis /startups-using-agility-experience-to-move-the-needle-on-opioid-crisis/ /startups-using-agility-experience-to-move-the-needle-on-opioid-crisis/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:13:15 +0000 /?p=11560 From a social network for addicts to robots that test sewage water for traces of drugs, startups and private companies are applying innovative solutions to one of the nation’s most pressing problems — its opioid epidemic. Over 11.4 million people have misused prescription opioids, and more than 130 people die daily from opioid-related drug overdoses, […]

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