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A new study that examined the genetic code of nearly 250,000 volunteers in the US found over 275 million entirely new variants.

Several major drug companies, including Pfizer, Sanofi, and Takeda Pharmaceutical, are gearing up to implement price hikes on over 500 drugs in the United States in early January.

Among the notable gainers in Wednesday’s early exchange are pharmaceutical stocks as Donald Trump’s victory alleviated the worries that a Clinton presidency would be in command on drug prices in the largest market for prescription drugs in the world.

GlaxoSmithKline pledged not to file patents to make drugs more affordable to poor countries. Any GSK drugs that are included in the list of the World Health Organization's important medicines will be included automatically.

Punjab drug consume is one of the higest in India. The main reason of this is unemployment and frustrated economic expectations. Another factor that plays an important role is the easy access to drugs.

The U.S. officials warned citizens of drug traffickers’ new modus operandi. Senior citizens were targeted in the scheme that deceives them to travel with disguised drugs and meet with people overseas, unknowingly delivering the drugs. The victims were recruited via social media, cyber-begging and telemarketing fraud.

The raiding of the party drug factories unravels that the drugs didn't come from foreign countries but instead being manufactured in India. The factories already have the license to manufacture drugs but were misusing the license to produce party drugs. Next, the agencies will trace back where the basic chemicals for the mass production of the party drug are originated.

AbbVie Inc (ABBV.N) said it intends to reconsider its recommendation to its shareholders to vote in favor of the 32 billion pound ($54.7 billion) merger with Shire Plc (SHP.L) due to the changing U.S. tax regulations.

The U.S. government now has more than $1 billion available to fight the spread of Ebola from West Africa and is proceeding with plans to deploy up to 4,000 military personnel to the region by late October.

Denver Broncos' Von Miller would deal with a four-game suspension following his violation of NFL's illegal-drug policy.