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Prescription drugs

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Medicare drug price negotiations

Published Aug 31, 2023

Medicare beneficiaries will get transparent drug prices for the first time in history, explains Johns Hopkins expert Mariana Socal

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Policy briefing

Prescription drug shortages force tough treatment decisions

Published June 5, 2023

Hopkins experts discuss current shortages in chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, and other critical medicines—and how to overcome them

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Public health

Documents highlight role of pharmacies in driving opioid epidemic

Published Oct 14, 2022

The latest documents added to the Opioid Industry Documents Archive illustrate the repeated failure of retail pharmacies to heed warning signs and safety guidelines

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Opioid epidemic

Documents show McKinsey's role in fueling opioid crisis

Published June 30, 2022

Consulting firm's work with pharmaceutical companies to help increase sales detailed in UCSF-JHU opioid documents archive

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Q+A

A spring cleaning remedy for nationwide opioid epidemic

Published April 23, 2021

Drug safety experts discuss safe disposal efforts like National Prescription Drug Take Back Day that remove potentially dangerous and addictive medicines from circulation

Strategies for shoring up U.S. drug supplies

Published May 12, 2020

Epidemiologist Caleb Alexander co-authors paper urging government officials, pharmaceutical stakeholders to take steps to protect U.S. drug supply chain