Americans depend on generic drugs for 90% of prescriptions. But shortages have become a chronic problem. Generic drug manufacturing has become a race to get to the lowest price. Sponsor Message : ...

Many U.S. hospitals and other treatment facilities are grappling with shortages of generic drugs, the cheaper alternatives to brand-name medicines. It’s a growing problem that, if left untreated, ...

Because the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t routinely test generic drugs for quality, ProPublica engaged an independent ...

Most of the drugs in short supply are generics. What if you are hospitalized and the drug needed to save your life isn’t available? That possibility is less remote than you might think. For the past ...

A worrisome scarcity of cancer drugs has heightened concerns about the troubled generic drug industry. Congress and the White House are seeking ways to address widespread supply problems. By Christina ...

Robin Finley was diagnosed with uterine cancer five years ago and underwent repeated treatments after it reoccured. Then, when she was halfway through a chemotherapy regimen last year, one of the two ...

Generic drugs account for more than 90 percent of prescriptions filled in the United States. Recent studies have found concering variability in quality and safety America’s generic drug supply, most ...

Americans are facing at least two prescription drug crises simultaneously. One is the outrageously high cost of drugs, which runs to more than $500 billion per year. The other relates to extreme drug ...