Notizia - Recent Pharma, Healthcare and Biotech Happenings

Prescription drug supply shortages fuel price hikes, new research shows According to research published by the New England Journal of Medicine and reported by the Wall Street Journal, shortages of prescription drug supplies in the U.S. in recent years resulted in price increases for some drugs. In 2014 and 2015, a shortfall of the bladder-cancer drug BCG triggered a sharp increase in prices for mitomycin, a less effective alternative, according to research published online in the medical journal last week. Mitomycin, a generic produced by Accord Healthcare, saw its price for a single vial nearly double to $869.59 in the summer of 2014 following reports of the BCG shor...