The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S.
A wave of inspections comes in the wake of a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak last year tied to contaminated drugs from a Massachusetts pharmacy.
Personal assistance, access to a medical librarian also fail to help.
A federal judge criticized the FDA over its refusal to make emergency contraception available to girls of all ages.
Men who are bashful about needing help in the bedroom no longer have to go to the drugstore to buy that little blue pill.
The FDA warned that using a shorter name for Roche's new breast cancer drug Kadcyla may lead to the treatment being confused with an older therapy.
The Food and Drug Administration would gain greater authority over pharmacies that compound sterile drugs.
South Africa will make it harder for pharmaceutical firms to register and roll-over patents for drugs.
It plans to overhaul its intellectual property laws to improve access to cheaper medicines. | Blouin Business: Big Pharma struggles with the rise of generics
