The story of Martin Shkreli and the drug, Daraprim, has been used as an example of drug company greed. Daraprim is used to treat a parasitic disease known as toxoplasmosis, which can be ...

Using examples of drugs and companies, Dr Andreas Persidis gives tips on how to establish a systematic drug repositioning programme IP is the asset of the pharmaceutical industry. The current ...

Plants have been used as the source of drugs for long ages, and as of today, approximately 70,000 species have been screened for their potential utility as medicines. In recent decades, several ...

Black box warnings, or boxed warnings, are serious warnings that come from the FDA. They are meant to alert people about drug effects that may be dangerous. Specific drugs may carry a boxed warning, ...