New drugs - New profits for old product - Most new drugs are simply old drugs with a bit of window dressing to justify double the price tag. Yet, the dangers multiply from these novel twists a...

The profitable face of new drugs - The pharmaceutical industry is the only industry in the world enjoying an enormous increase in revenue of 15-20 per cent, year on year on year, during...

Prozac no better than the older antidepressants - The new breed of antidepressants, such as Prozac, is no better at treating depression than older drugs, researchers have found. ...

New drugs at least they cost a lot more - New drugs are the lifeblood of the pharmaceutical industry, as they account for around a third of a drug company’s profits every year. There’s usually...

New drugs: - Keeping those profits rolling in - The drugs industry thrives on novelty. Claims for the great new wonder drug fuel shareholder interest, which in turn pushes up the share price. Bett...

Say no to new drugs - When your doctor reaches for his prescription pad, possibly the most important question you can ask is the age of the drug he’s about to prescribe you...

New drugs for old: - How drug companies make their profits - No E-news bulletin would be complete without some news about those bad, bad boys, the drug companies. This week we hear that GlaxoSmithKline has been...

Prozac - Fluoxetine under the brand name Prozac was introduced by Eli Lilly in 1987 as a safer kind of antidepressant. Experience, however, suggests that far...