President Donald Trump’s promise to impose tariffs on pharmaceutical imports is raising red flags among generic drugmakers and industry experts, who warn that such a move could lead to increased drug ...

President Trump directed his administration to help states import drugs from Canada. But a proposal to alter a Medicare ...

U.S. regulators are trying to shut down the industry for compounded weight-loss drugs, which could result in higher costs or ...

UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s drug-benefits unit is starting to reimburse pharmacies more for dispensing brand-name medicines to address longstanding complaints that expensive prescriptions are ...

Physicians are turning to other options, including older, cheaper medications, as compounding GLP-1s comes to an end.

So, how are these names chosen? Most drugs typically have three names: a chemical name, a generic name and a brand name. Each serves a different purpose. An example of this is the branded drug Viagra.

Restasis MultiDose: These bottles of Restasis can be used for multiple doses of the drug. Restasis is a brand-name drug that contains the active drug cyclosporine. This active drug is also ...

The drug warfarin, also known by the brand-name Coumadin, is a commonly used generic blood thinner, which can cause dangerous bleeding if taken incorrectly. Given the known dangers with this ...

UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s drug-benefits unit is starting to reimburse pharmacies more for dispensing brand-name medicines to address longstanding complaints that expensive prescriptions are ...