Brand-name drugmakers are increasingly making generic versions of their own drugs, a strategy that keeps drug costs high and stifles competition, critics of the practice told Kaiser Health News. The ...

Hello, and welcome to a health podocy. I'm your host, Rob Lott. I'll admit that I have a relatively simple understanding of the relationship between brand name drugs and generic drugs. Generally, I ...

(RTTNews) - Specialty pharmaceutical company Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (COLL) announced Monday it has entered into an authorized generic agreement with Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., pursuant to ...

The use of generic drugs continues to rise. Only seven years ago, 38 percent of U.S. drugs were generics. The forecast for 2007 is 48 percent. For the most part, this is good news for the generic drug ...

Nordic Pharma, a subsidiary of Nordic Group B.V., announced a partnership with Harrow, a leading North American eyecare company, to launch an authorized generic of Maxitrol (neomycin and polymyxin B ...

A box of the asthma medication Flovent HFA. The branded version of the product is being discontinued and replaced by an authorized generic. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Medicaid has a ...