Popping so many pills that you sometimes forget to take a medication? The drug companies think they have the answer: combination pills, which aim to treat several ailments in one medication. However, buyer beware: Analysts say the all-in-one movement generally comes with a higher price. ...more

October 21, 2008

When most patients go to a pharmacy to fill a new prescription, they don't think twice about turning over the note from their doctor. ...more

August 20, 2008

In an ominous sign for drugmakers, the number of prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies in the United States is growing at its worst rate in at least a decade as consumers are squeezed by both a troubled economy and the growing burden of out-of-pocket health care costs. ...more

July 17, 2008

A popular cholesterol-lowering drug failed to help slow the buildup of artery-clogging plaque in a long-awaited study, the companies that market the medication said Monday, raising questions about whether its use should be limited. ...more

January 15, 2008

Americans may be too fat, but at least their cholesterol is low. For the first time in nearly 50 years, the average cholesterol level for U.S. adults is in the ideal range, the government reported Wednesday. ...more

December 13, 2007