Linda A. Johnson, The Associated Press

Linda A. Johnson

The Associated Press

Trenton, NJ, United States

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Past articles by Linda:

Alternative drugmakers make own medicines to remedy high drug prices, shortages

Nearly half of U.S. hospitals have gotten some drugs from the projects, and more medicines should be in retail pharmacies within the next year as the work accelerates. → Read More

Alternative drugmakers make own medicines to remedy high drug prices, shortages

Nearly half of U.S. hospitals have gotten some drugs from the projects, and more medicines should be in retail pharmacies within the next year as the work accelerates. → Read More

Alternative drugmakers make own medicines to remedy high drug prices, shortages

Nearly half of U.S. hospitals have gotten some drugs from the projects, and more medicines should be in retail pharmacies within the next year as the work accelerates. → Read More

Alternative drugmakers make own medicines to remedy high drug prices, shortages

Nearly half of U.S. hospitals have gotten some drugs from the projects, and more medicines should be in retail pharmacies within the next year as the work accelerates. → Read More

Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages

Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug costs, U.S. hospital groups, startups and nonprofits have started making their own medicines in a bid to combat stubbornly high prices and persistent shortages of drugs with little competition. → Read More

Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages

Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug costs, U. S. hospital groups, startups and nonprofits have started making their own medicines in a bid to combat stubbornly high prices and persistent shortages of drugs with little competition. The efforts are at varying stages, but some have already made and shipped millions of doses. Nearly half of U. S. → Read More

FDA approves swap for cheaper insulin over pricier brand-name

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of COVID-19 vaccine. → Read More

FDA allows troubled Baltimore COVID-19 vaccine factory to resume operations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of COVID-19 vaccine. → Read More

FDA is letting troubled COVID vaccine factory restart, company says

The FDA is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of J&J's COVID-19 vaccine. → Read More

Emergent: FDA letting troubled COVID vaccine factory restart

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of COVID-19 vaccine, the company said Thursday. TheBaltimore factory was shut downby the FDA in mid-April due to contamination problems that forced the company to trash the equivalent of tens of millions of doses of vaccine […] → Read More

Merck weighed down by charges, but drug sales rebound

Merck’s second-quarter profit dove 49%, mainly due to a big charge for an acquisition and a higher tax rate, even as sales of its vaccines and medicines used in hospitals rebounded from the effects of the pandemic. The company still squeaked past Wall Street’s profit expectation. The maker of cancer blockbuster Keytruda said it believes […] → Read More

FDA allows automatic ‘generic’ swap for brand-name insulin

U.S. regulators took action Wednesday that will make it easier to get a cheaper, near-copy of a brand-name insulin at the drugstore. → Read More

FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin

Wednesday's move by the FDA will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version, just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs. → Read More

FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin

Wednesday's move by the FDA will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version, just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs. → Read More

FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin

Wednesday's move by the FDA will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version, just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs. → Read More

FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin

Wednesday's move by the FDA will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version, just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs. → Read More

FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin

Wednesday's move by the FDA will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version, just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs. → Read More

FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin

Wednesday's move by the FDA will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version, just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs. → Read More

FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin

Wednesday's move by the FDA will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version, just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs. → Read More

FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin

Wednesday's move by the FDA will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version, just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs. → Read More