Pharmaceuticals

White House unveils TrumpRx website for medication discounts

Under Trump administration deals to lower drug prices, pharmaceutical companies are offering some of their drugs at discounted prices through a new website called TrumpRx.gov.

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk slashes Wegovy sales forecasts, blaming compounding

Compounding pharmacies are crimping sales of Novo Nordisk's obesity drug Wegovy by making what are essentially copies of the name-brand medicine. The company says it trying to stop them.

Trump signs an order to reduce drug prices, but it’s unclear how it would work

President Trump wants to lower drug prices in the U.S. by tying them to the prices paid in other developed countries. The pharmaceutical industry has long opposed the approach.

Eli Lilly sues companies selling alternative versions of its weight loss drug

The drug company Eli Lilly is suing four telehealth companies for allegedly selling copies made by compounding pharmacies of its drug Zepbound.

Anxiety drugs found in rivers make salmon take more risks

New research suggests that pharmaceutical pollution can change the behavior of salmon in the wild.