In clinical trials that uphold the gold standard of double blind placebo controls, an inert pill is compared to the tested drug to measure the efficacy of the tested drug. If the efficacy of a tested drug is not determined to work better than the placebo, then the drug is not considered effective. Because a…
A mother trying to refill her child’s asthma inhaler now finds the errand prohibitively expensive. Drug prices continue to increase, providing little breathing room for those who use medication regularly. Some take matters into their own hands and use less than the prescribed amount in order to cut costs; others look for options in the…