Once used by vets to anesthetize elephants, carfentanil is now an extremely dangerous illicit drug often disguised as an oxycodone tablet—and it's 100 times stronger than fentanyl.

The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies for new drug approvals ...

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Taiwan is mapping out a four-year national pharmaceutical resilience preparedness program that aims to bolster the country’s ...

Meagan Johnson recently spent four days calling dozens of pharmacies around Austin, Texas, trying to fill a prescription for her son, Jack.

Officials and policymakers say direct-to-consumer drug advertising encourages patients to seek treatments they don’t need and raises heath care costs, but the true picture is more nuanced.

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...

Just like when you start planning a much-deserved vacation at your dream destination, your first question about weight loss medications might be: How much is this ...

It's rare to make it through an episode of your favorite show without seeing a commercial for a prescription drug that ...