Drug and medical device highlights 2020: Drugs for human use

Drug and medical device highlights 2020: Drugs for human use

On this page Drugs for human use: 2020 in brief One of Health Canada’s roles is…

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Weight loss drugs not cost effective at current prices, study finds

Weight loss drugs not cost effective at current prices, study finds

Photo: Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images Weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound are clinically effective but…

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Assessing HIV/AIDS patients’ access to antiretroviral drugs using the healthcare accessibility framework: a cross-sectional study from Shandong, China | BMC Infectious Diseases

Assessing HIV/AIDS patients’ access to antiretroviral drugs using the healthcare accessibility framework: a cross-sectional study from Shandong, China | BMC Infectious Diseases

Study setting and participants This is a cross-sectional survey conducted in three high-HIV burden cities located…

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Weight loss drugs can save patients and healthcare dollars

Weight loss drugs can save patients and healthcare dollars

Photo: Julia Burmistrova/Getty Images GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy have completely changed not only…

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Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended through 2025

Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended through 2025

Photo: Kilito Chan/Getty Images For the third time, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of…

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CMS says inflation rebates for prescription drugs resulted in savings

CMS says inflation rebates for prescription drugs resulted in savings

Photo: Jeff Lagasse/Healthcare Finance News Upwards of 41 drugs available through Medicare Part B will have…

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