Observer
  • Business
  • Art
  • Lifestyle
  • Culture
Newsletters
  • Business
    • Finance
    • Media
    • Technology
    • Policy
    • Wealth
    • Insights
    • Interviews
  • Arts
    • Art Fairs
    • Art Market
    • Art Reviews
    • Auctions
    • Galleries
    • Museums
    • Interviews
  • Culture
    • Theater
    • Opera
    • Dance
    • Film
    • Interviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Style
    • Travel
    • Gift Guides
    • Interviews
  • Power Index
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Business of Art
    • A.I.
    • PR
  • About
    • About Observer
    • Advertise With Us
    • Reprints
Newsletters

prescription drugs

A robot hand optimizing medical processes

The Economics of Drug Development: What it Will Really Take to Reduce Drug Prices

Orr Inbar, CEO and co-founder of QuantHealth, unpacks the growing frustration over drug prices and the misperceptions fueling distrust in the pharmaceutical industry. With clinical trials now more expensive and less successful than ever, Inbar explores how A.I.-powered simulations can fundamentally change the economics of drug development, reducing development costs, boosting approval rates and ultimately bringing more affordable treatments to market.
By Orr Inbar
over-the-counter pain killers

A Look at the Unpredictably Mind-Altering Drugs You Take Every Day

Just one example: Over-the-counter painkillers, like acetaminophen, might affect a human’s ability to experience empathy.
By Chris Roberts
Raw cannabis and cannabis oil flasks products for medical purposes.

New Study: CBD May Ease Public Speaking Fears—And Lead to a Better Parkinson’s Drug

Researchers found that CBD may trigger functions in the brain that reduce anxiety symptoms.
By Chris Roberts

Walgreens and Alphabet’s Wing Launch Drone Delivery Pilot Program

By Gabriela Barkho
Online pharmacy Capsule just raised $200 million to expand beyond New York City.

NYC Online Pharmacy Startup Capsule to Bring Prescription Drug Delivery Nationwide

By Gabriela Barkho
Blink Health co-founder and CEO Geoffrey Chaiken

Low-Cost Drugs & Pharmacy Apps: A Discussion With Blink Health CEO Geoffrey Chaiken

By Gabriela Barkho
Any way you look at it, PBMs are exploiting programs that have been put into place by manufacturers to make medicine more accessible to patients.

Using Prescription Coupons Might Be Raising Your Insurance Copay

By Peter Pitts
NORWICH, CT - MARCH 23: Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain lie on display on March 23, 2016 in Norwich, CT. On March 15, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), announced guidelines for doctors to reduce the amount of opioid painkillers prescribed, in an effort to curb the epidemic. The CDC estimates that most new heroin addicts first became hooked on prescription pain medication before graduating to heroin, which is stronger and cheaper.

NJ Politics Digest: Murphy Details Plans for $100 Million Opioid Fight

By Steve Cronin

5 All-Natural Flu Remedies That Actually Work

By Josh Axe
Modern medicine's approach is outdated.

The Future of Medicine Is Here and It’s Personalized

By Kristy Rao
Sen. Bernie Sanders

Democrats Need to Join Sanders’ War on Prescription Drug Costs

By Michael Sainato
Prince died after overdosing on the prescripion drug Fentanyl.

These Are the Legal Prescription Drugs That Have Killed Your Favorite Stars

By John Bonazzo
The MedicaSafe pill dispenser.

Can a Smart Pill Dispenser Curb Prescription Drug Overdoses?

By John Bonazzo
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 3: Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center October 3, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. Thousands of people attended the rally, one of the biggest in recent state history for a politician. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders and the War on Rising Prescription Drug Costs

By Michael Sainato
Last november, New York's 5Pointz was defaced with white walls, and in August, it was completely destroyed. And now, it's going to house two high rises. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: 5Pointz Replacement Begins

By Giulia Olsson
OxyContin pills. (Photo: Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

City to Arm Staten Island Police With Anti-Overdose Drugs

By Jill Colvin
  • ARTS
    • Art Fairs
    • Art Market
    • Art Reviews
    • Auctions
    • Galleries
    • Museums
  • BUSINESS
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Media
    • Policy
    • Technology
    • Climate
  • CULTURE
    • Books
    • Dance
    • Film
    • Opera
    • Theater
  • LIFESTYLE
    • Autos
    • Hotels
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Restaurants
    • Style
    • Travel
  • WEALTH
    • Billionaires
    • Parties
    • Philanthropy
    • Real Estate
  • EXPERT INSIGHTS
    • A.I. Experts
    • Art Market Experts
    • Climate Experts
    • Finance Experts
  • POWER LISTS
    • PR Power List
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Business of Art
    • A.I. Power List
  • INTERVIEWS
    • Art World
    • Business Leaders
    • Tastemakers
    • Entertainers
  • ABOUT
  • ADVERTISE
  • CONTACT
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • RSS FEEDS
  • SITEMAP
  • TERMS
  • PRIVACY
  • REPRINTS
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Cookie Settings
  • Do not sell my data
Powered by WordPress VIP

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page