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Category Archives: ethics
The Battle Over Generic Drugs in India (and elsewhere)
Category: cancer, drug patents, ethics, generic drugs, Healthcare disparities
Tagged antiretroviral drugs, Cipla, CML, erlotinib, generic drugs, Gleevec, HIV/AIDS, imatinib, India, lung cancer, Novartis, patents, Roche, Tarceva, TRIPS
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Let the Death Panel Accusations Fly!
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Development, ethics
Tagged Avastin, bevacizumab, breast cancer, drug approvals, drug development, FDA, Genentech, insurance coverage, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, ODAC
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The Avastin Saga
Category: cancer, drug cost, ethics
Tagged Avastin, breast cancer, cost:benefit ratio, FDA, insurance, Medicaid, medicare, NCCN, overall survival, progression-free survival
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Can Data Exclusivity Lead to Immortality?
Category: drug cost, ethics, healthcare reform, Legislation
Tagged biologics, data exclusivity, generic drugs, legislation
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Welcome to a Work in Progress
Category: drug cost, ethics, Housekeeping
Tagged boceprevir, drug costs, hepatitis C, insurance, medicare, telaprevir
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Jessica Wapner is a freelance writer focused mainly on biomedical issues. Her work is published in Scientific American, The New York Times, Slate, Science, Nature Medicine, and elsewhere. Her first book, The Philadelphia Chromosome is forthcoming from The Experiment in May 2013.