November 2022 in “The Journal of Urology” Adopting the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company pricing model could save Medicare about $1.29 billion on urological drugs.
November 2025 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” Using Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company can save money on men's health medications compared to Medicare.
26 citations
,
September 2024 in “Perspectives in Clinical Research” Drug repurposing offers faster, cheaper drug development but faces challenges like safety, ethics, and funding.
January 2006 in “OpenMETU (Middle East Technical University)” The same drug is priced differently based on its use.
The conclusion is that endocrinology significantly impacts medicine with various common medications used for treatment.
4 citations
,
September 2012 in “Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development” Different drug doses approved in Japan and the U.S. are not mainly due to different clinical responses, and ethnic factors should be considered in setting drug doses.
6 citations
,
May 2011 in “Journal of Pharmacy Technology” Old drugs can be used for new treatments, saving time and money, but there are challenges like needing more evidence and legal concerns.
117 citations
,
August 2008 in “Sociology of Health and Illness” The conclusion is that the increasing use of drugs for lifestyle reasons is a complex issue influenced by corporate profit, consumer behavior, and the medicalization of everyday life, with potential negative effects on personal well-being.
1 citations
,
April 2009 in “Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice” UK courts and the European Patent Office are now more open to granting patents for new dosage regimes.
5 citations
,
May 2018 in “Drug Safety” Using electronic health records can help identify drug side effects but has some limitations.
2 citations
,
November 2020 in “BJCP. British journal of clinical pharmacology/British journal of clinical pharmacology” Redefining drug dosages is crucial when repurposing them for new uses.
2 citations
,
November 2025 in “Briefings in Bioinformatics” Data-driven methods can effectively identify existing drugs for new uses, especially in cancer, infections, and respiratory diseases.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Biosimilars lower costs but don't significantly improve access.
1 citations
,
January 2016 in “Recenti Progressi in Medicina” Public health decisions should rely on independent trials, not biased literature.
1 citations
,
January 2005 in “Social Science Research Network” Proscar and Propecia, two drugs with the same ingredient but different dosages, have different prices, showing price discrimination in the pharmaceutical industry.
Drug repurposing finds new uses for existing drugs, saving time and money.
1 citations
,
May 2021 in “Pharmacy Practice (internet)” The review concludes that pharmacists should clearly define their product as more than medication, including their knowledge and services, to effectively communicate their value.
October 2025 in “Actualización en Medicina de Familia” New drugs face challenges due to limited evidence, and safety updates are advised for some existing medications.
39 citations
,
December 2018 in “Methods in molecular biology” The document concludes that computational methods using networks and various data can improve the process of finding new uses for existing drugs.
5 citations
,
April 2023 in “Drug Design Development and Therapy” Drug repositioning can save time and money but needs more support.
1 citations
,
February 2011 in “VTechWorks (Virginia Tech)” Government action is needed to address high prescription drug prices.
35 citations
,
June 2005 in “The Milbank Quarterly” The conclusion is that formalizing how past decisions influence current health technology assessments could improve the credibility and defense of coverage decisions.
October 2008 in “Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice” The article concludes that recent legal rulings have strengthened the protection of pharmaceutical patents against generic competition.
December 2011 in “Drug Research” The document shows the state of pharmaceutical patents as of 1999, focusing on treatments for various diseases.
Reviewers criticized the study's methods and suggested focusing on drug mechanisms instead of repositioning due to social media data quality concerns.
September 2015 in “International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine” The research predicted the effectiveness of Ayurvedic hair care products by calculating their Drug Efficacy Indices.
4 citations
,
January 2019 in “Elsevier eBooks” Finding new uses for existing drugs is promising and can lead to safer, more effective medicines.
1 citations
,
October 2018 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” Switching to generic drugs is necessary but faces communication and information challenges.
November 2010 in “Value in Health” Cataract surgery guidelines vary across Europe, and generic finasteride sales for hair loss have grown due to pill splitting.
12 citations
,
September 2002 in “Epilepsia” Monitoring new epilepsy drugs after they're sold is crucial to find rare and long-term side effects that initial tests might miss.