Tag: medicines

Chinese Canadians Snatch Up Medicines to Send to China Amid Surging COVID Infections, Drug Shortages

Amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in China, many overseas Chinese, including those as far afield as Canada and as close as Japan, are rushing to buy up medicines in those countries and send them to family back home. NTD Television, The Epoch Times’ sister media, talked with courier companies in Vancouver and Toronto who…


US to Announce List of Drugs for Pricing Negotiations Sept. 1

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government will announce a list of 10 prescription drugs for which it plans to negotiate the prices for Medicare recipients on Sept. 1, and the prices a year later, a top Biden administration official said on Wednesday. President Joe Biden in August signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which among its provisions…


US to Announce List of Drugs for Pricing Negotiations on Sept. 1

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government will announce a list of 10 prescription drugs for which it plans to negotiate the prices for Medicare recipients on Sept. 1, and the prices a year later, a top Biden administration official said on Wednesday. President Joe Biden in August signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which among its provisions…


Energy Crisis Risks Upending Europe’s Key Medicine Supply Chains, Industry Says

LONDON—Surging energy costs in Europe risk accelerating an exodus of companies critical in the manufacture of essential medicines, further endangering drug supply chains hit by shortages at the height of COVID-19, drug ingredient makers say. Essential medicines are crucial in treating long-term conditions as well as for surgical procedures. They are also typically off-patent, and…


[Premiering 9/22, 10:30 AM ET] How Trans Movement Misrepresents Science to Harm Children: Dr. Miriam Grossman

Children are being tricked into making life-changing decisions under the trans movement, with experimental procedures and unapproved medicines, according to Dr. Miriam Grossman, a psychiatrist and public speaker. She notes that some of the practices being used in the trans movement cause irreversible damage, and are based on scientific studies that are being misrepresented by…


Australian Federal Government Poised to Reduce Prescription Costs

The Albanese government has tabled a bill to cut the maximum cost of medical prescriptions by more than A$10 (US$6.82)  The scheme aims to make medicines cheaper by cutting prescriptions covered by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) by 30 percent, with the maximum general co-payment dropping from $42.50 to $30. The federal government estimated the…


Understanding Lupus: Gene Responsible For Autoimmune Disease Discovered

Australian National University (ANU) researchers believe they have discovered the potential cause of the autoimmune disease lupus. Senior researcher Vicki Athanasopoulos from the ANU John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) said in an ANU news release that the discovery of a gene called Toll-like receptor seven or TLR7 that, when over-activated, causes the autoimmune disease…


Cheaper Medicines Pledged Amid Cost-of-Living Pressures for Aussies

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $150 million cost-of-living measure to cut the cost of medications for everyday conditions such as blood pressure and high cholesterol by $10 (US$7) per script. The measure will see the highest price of medications listed under the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) capped at $32.50 from Jan. 1 next…


Liberals Delay New Regulations to Lower Price of Medicines in Canada

OTTAWA—Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has put a six-month pause on new regulations designed to lower the cost of patented medicines in Canada. Health Canada first announced the changes in 2019 to protect Canadians from excessive drug prices, but the government has repeatedly delayed implementing the rules. The regulations were supposed to come into force at…