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Inside the treacherous black market for Remdesivir in India— from private hospitals to distributors

The black market for drugs that could treat COVID-19 is surging in India, especially when it comes …

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The global synthetic drugs crisis has hit West Africa, where people are digging up human bones to make a drug called 'kush'

An African city has had to put police guards on the cemeteries amid fears drug addicts are robbing …

Rebecca Rommen   


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The newest weight-loss hack has people turning to a highly addictive drug

A new weight-loss quick fix is making the rounds just in time for summer's unofficial start, but th…

Dan DeFrancesco   


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AI is using the Oxy marketing playbook to hook people on prescription drugs

Online pill services are using AI to turbocharge the same aggressive marketing tactics that drove t…

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Cipla says COVID-19 drug Remdesivir will hit market this week

As India faces a shortage of Covid-19 drug Remdesivir, the pharmaceutical company Cipla said it wil…

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The utter chaos and confusion over Remdesivir in India is making the COVID-19 second wave worse

Remdesivir is not a proven treatment against COVID-19. Governments have said it, the courts hav…

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Afghans are self-medicating with antidepressants bought on the black market as despair at life under Taliban rule grows

Many Afghans are traumatized and depressed having to live under Taliban control. The mental health …

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These are the companies that are making Remdesivir in India

Zydus Cadila has launched Remdesivir under the brand name Remdac, used to treat patients sufferin…

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Remdesivir drug fails to reduce mortality or hospital stay of COVID-19 patients, says WHO study

Remdesivir, one of the earliest touted treatments for COVID-19 in the world, is not effective in pr…

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Gilead rises after pricing its coronavirus-fighting drug remdesivir

"We believe that pricing remdesivir well below value is the right and responsible thing to do," sai…

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How a Google loophole lets drug dealers hijack nearly any website — including our own

When Google updated how it crawled the web, drug dealers took advantage, turning unsuspecting websi…

Katherine Long   


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Gilead tanks 9% on report its coronavirus drug doesn't help patients

The report contained "inappropriate characterizations," Gilead said, adding that low enrollment led…

Ben Winck   


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Thanks to Remdesivir, Kwality Pharma’s stock is up from ₹59 to over ₹922 in just over nine months

Stocks of drug makers have been on a tear but none more than the Punjab-based Kwality Pharmaceutica…

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Drugs used to combat COVID-19 ⁠— what works and what doesn’t

(Disclaimer: This should not be considered medical advice. Please check with your doctor before tak…

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says it's 'absolutely wild' that senators can trade stocks after Rand Paul discloses controversial Gilead purchase

The politician said members of Congress should not be able to trade stocks after Rand Paul disclose…

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Remdesivir is an effective coronavirus treatment claims study

The news about remdesivir, the investigational anti-viral drug that has shown early promise in the …