PHOENIX — With flu cases rising overseas in countries like the United Kingdom and a new variant identified in Japan, experts warn that the United States could face an earlier flu season this year.

Brand-name combination drugs may be more expensive than buying each drug separately, and had Medicare swapped out these expensive drugs, it could have saved $925 million in 2016, a new study published ...

What’s in a name? More than you might think, when it comes to medication monikers. Most Americans (60%) would prefer brand-name drugs—but end up buying generic versions because of the cost, new ...

Generic drugs are created to offer lower-cost alternatives to more expensive brand-name drugs. Brand-name drugmakers are given periods of patent exclusivity, allowing them to sell their higher-priced ...

Are low-priced generic medications as safe and effective as their brand-name counterparts? It largely depends upon whom you ask, comparative studies, biases, and personal experience. All four of these ...

Generic drugs have to prove they work the same in the body as the brand (bioequivalence). The fillers, dyes, or shape may be a little different, but that doesn’t change the active ingredient doing the ...

Move comes 2 years after controversial exit of brand-name product ...