U.S. doctors group calls for drug advertising ban
In a vote Tuesday, the American Medical Association called for an end to television commercials and magazine spreads that are used to pitch prescription drugs directly to consumers.
In a vote Tuesday, the American Medical Association called for an end to television commercials and magazine spreads that are used to pitch prescription drugs directly to consumers.
The number of prescriptions for Addyi, the women’s libido-boosting pill, in its first few weeks? 227.
The U.S. Department of Labor's annual evaluation of the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration found it took nearly 72 days on average for the state to investigate complaints during fiscal year 2014. The national standard is five days.
The nonpartisan group of business, government and philanthropic leaders will manage the mayoral administration’s transition efforts and help advise on policy.
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. and other U.S. drugmakers are being investigated by federal prosecutors over their drug-pricing practices related to Medicare and Medicaid, according to newspaper reports.
Indianapolis-based Elements Financial Federal Credit Union has scooped up 71-year-old State Service Credit Union, a move that provides Elements direct access to one of the largest employers in Indiana.
The 130,000-square foot facility, set to open in 2017, will be a center for research work on so called small molecule drugs that can be turned into pills as opposed to large molecule or protein-based drugs that are typically injected.
The 130,000-square-foot building will be designed to encourage collaboration among scientists across different disciplines, which the company said is crucial to fostering innovation.
Talk of synergies and consolidation may warm the hearts of investors, who are eager for Midland, Michigan-based Dow Chemical to boost returns, but they cast uncertainty over some of central Indiana’s best scientific jobs.
Jenelle Smagala decided when she started the architectural firm Synthesis Inc. that she was going collaborate with engineers, contractors and others involved in the construction process, not just treat them as vendors.
City leaders want to make the 60-acre tract of land just north of the Indiana University School of Medicine campus a mix of all of the best the city has to offer and catch the eyes of more creative and highly sought-after workers.
Jeff Simmons is on a counteroffensive as, increasingly, the drugs that Elanco makes—including antibiotics and productivity enhancers—have come under attack by food activists.
Former Eli Lilly and Co. CEO Sidney Taurel has been named chairman of Pearson PLC, the London-based media and educational products giant announced Monday.
Eli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter told Wall Street analysts recently that, while there have been “individual huge drug price increases,” the overall cost of drugs is rising very slowly and remains a small part of overall U.S. health care spending.
Attracting higher-wage residents is key to future growth as city revenues have stagnated and local governments have become increasingly reliant on income taxes. Republican Chuck Brewer and Democrat Joe Hogsett are proposing ways to bolster Indy neighborhoods.
Basketball bosses followed interesting paths to their high-profile profession.
Eli Lilly and Co. beat Wall Street’s expectations with its third-quarter profit, prompting the drugmaker to raise its full-year forecast by as much as 20 cents per share.
For the $300 billion pharmaceutical industry, the rapid growth of illegal underground marketplaces is a serious threat to profits and reputations.
Democrat Joe Hogsett bolstered his cash advantage in the Indianapolis mayoral race against Republican Chuck Brewer, reporting donations of more than $1.56 million in his most recent campaign finance filing.
AstraZeneca Plc didn’t receive U.S. approval for a new diabetes treatment that combines two of its existing drugs. The combination would have competed with Glyxambi from Lilly.