What You Ought To Know About Pharmaceutical Drugs
No commentsBy Themedica on August 4, 2008 8:32 AM
The term pharmaceuticals is derived from “pharmaceuticus” (Latin) and “pharmaceutikos” (Greek)
and implies “to administer medicines.” In themodern usage of the word, pharmaceutical drugs are substances used to diagnose, prevent or treatment abnormal medical conditions and diseases, viz. pain, malaria, anxiety, etc.
Pharmaceuticals are classified in several [...]
Is UK Nice Angling For Influence On Drug Pricing?
No commentsBy Ed Silverman // August 26th, 2008 // 7:59 am
An unprecedented attack last week on pharmaceutical prices by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), chairman Michael Rawlins, signals a controversial new role for the UK health watchdog in the forthcoming overhaul of drugs pricing, PharmaTimes reports.
Rawlins’ comments were in part prompted [...]