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Pharmaceuticals

Prescription bottles
Health policy
Study investigates effects of drug coupons and vouchers
Published March 30, 2021
Believed to be the largest study of its kind, it finds that only a slim portion of pharmaceuticals are covered by coupons and vouchers, and the offsets are not targeted to patients who likely need them most
Pharmaceuticals on a shelf in a pharmacy
Public health
Public health researchers call for new measures to protect pharmaceutical supply chain
Published Feb 4, 2021
Shortages of important drugs amid COVID-19 crisis highlights need for policy changes
A doctor prepares a vaccine for a patient
Q+A
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reaches clinical milestone
Published Nov 11, 2020
Two experts from Johns Hopkins assess reports that a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has 90% efficacy in clinical trials
Q+A
The rising costs of prescription drugs
Published April 3, 2017
Health policy expert Gerard Anderson discusses the business of big pharma
Illustration of pills, prescription pads, and syringes
Prescription for addiction
Published Fall 2016
Administered for pain, drugs like OxyContin have taken a massive toll / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Pharmaceuticals
Low-cost alternative?
Published Aug 1, 2016
Generic forms of biologic drugs can be just as safe, effective as name brand counterparts / School of Public Health