Walgreen Co. is adding health care services just as an estimated 30 million to 40 million more people in the next several years will have health insurance under President Obama’s health care reform. Read the Article>

The nation's largest drugmakers have paid at least $8 billion in fines for repeatedly defrauding Medicare and Medicaid over the past decade, but they remain in business with the federal government because they are often the sole suppliers of critical products, records show.

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The Obama administration took credit Tuesday for averting some drug shortages and called on Congress to take action. Read the Article>

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced Wednesday that it is broadening its investigation into the Food and Drug Administration's alleged retaliation against nine whistleblowers.

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Mounting shortages of crucial drugs are creating a new dilemma for the nation’s hospital pharmacists, who say they find themselves caught between breaking government rules for storage and safety -- or throwing away vital and lifesaving medications.

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How do we get patients – especially those with chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension — to take their medications faithfully? Read the Article>

Food and Drug Administration advisers, in a recent vote, said the benefits of four popular Bayer AG birth-control pills outweigh the blood-clot risk. What the FDA didn't disclose is that three of the advisers have had ties to Bayer, serving as consultants, speakers or researchers.

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The White House says the health care reform law passed in early 2010 has saved thousands of Michiganders on Medicare more than $33-million total on their prescription drugs – an average of about $556 per person. Read the Article>