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Several batches of the drug did not dissolve properly, which means the person taking them would receive a lower dose. Chimperil59/iStock via Getty Images

Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas

This recall affects America’s most prescribed drug. It’s the latest in a series of concerning manufacturing issues that have come to light over the past few years.
When companies file hundreds of patents for a single drug, affordable versions can remain out of reach for years. pilli/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Some new drugs aren’t actually ‘new’ – pharmaceutical companies exploit patents and raise prices for patients, but data transparency can help protect innovation

By extending their monopoly on a drug, companies prevent generics and other competitors from driving down prices. But increasing transparency can help prevent Big Pharma from gaming the patent system.
Pooling procurement of drugs could increase the availability of essential treatments around the globe. narvo vexar/iStock via Getty Images Plus

When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade‑offs

Pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to sell drugs to countries that can’t afford them. But bargaining together can increase access to vital treatments worldwide.
A girl, wearing her prosthetic hands, walks to school in Uruguay. AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico

How 3D printing is personalizing health care

Precise and flexible 3D manufacturing techniques make it possible to individually tailor everything from prosthetics to drugs.

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