ProPublica

“A Godsend”: ProPublica’s Rx Inspector Tool Is Helping People Find Critical Safety Information on Generic Drugs

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The calls came over the span of a single month in 2004, ...
ProPublica

ProPublica Publishes Unreleased Data on the Origins of Generic Prescription Drugs

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. ProPublica on Friday published never-before-released data ...
STAT

Supreme Court agrees to review ‘skinny labeling’ and generic drug access

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...
PBS

Investigation raises concerns about lack of FDA quality testing for generic drugs

But a ProPublic investigation found that the FDA rarely tests the quality of generic drugs, many of them manufactured overseas. National reporter Debbie Cenziper of ProPublica was one of the authors ...
The Shreveport Times

Generic Vyvanse may not be working like it should. What to know about nationwide recall

Vyvanse, or its generic counterpart lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, is prescribed to treat ADHD in adults, and children six years of age or older, as well as moderate to sever binge eating disorder (BED) ...
The Shreveport Times

ADHD medicine not working like it should? It could be mislabeled bottles from August recall

Adderall is a central nervous system stimulant prescribed to treat two conditions, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. If you're ...
The New York Times

This Closed Factory Shows How Hard Reviving Drug Manufacturing Will Be

President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines. Dr. Reddy’s, an Indian generic ...
STAT

Generic drugmakers seek to thwart a Connecticut law that would cap rising prices

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...
Healthline

Generic Abortion Pill As Effective As Mifepristone. Here’s How to Access It

Share on Pinterest The FDA recently approved a generic abortion pill that’s considered as safe and effective as mifepristone. Shuran Huang for The Washington Post via Getty Images The approval, ...
The Motley Fool

What Are Generic Drugs?

Generic drugs are cheaper copies of brand drugs, offering significant savings to patients. Once a brand-name drug's patent expires, competitors can apply to make generic versions. Generic ...
NPR

FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives

WASHINGTON — Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians ...
USA Today

New abortion pill approved by FDA, angering conservatives

Former Vice President Mike Pence called the decision "a complete betrayal of the pro-life movement that elected President Trump." Mifepristone is used in two-thirds of all abortions in the United ...