How to Identify a Pill by Its Imprint, Color and Shape
Every prescription pill in the U.S. carries an imprint code. How to read it, why your refill may look different, and where to check safely.
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Drugs & Pharma
What do Medicare patients fill most, which drugs are growing fastest, who prescribes them, and how much do drug and device companies pay clinicians? These articles use CMS Medicare Part D prescribing data, CMS Open Payments and FDA records to answer common questions about prescription drugs and the pharmaceutical industry: the top Medicare drugs and their cost, GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, generic versus brand-name drugs, how to identify a pill by its imprint, drug recalls and shortages, and which companies pay doctors the most and for what.
Drug Company Payments to Doctors: Who Pays the Most and How to Look Up Your Doctor
Every year drug and device makers report what they pay doctors and other clinicians. Which companies pay most, what the payments are for, and how to…
The Fastest-Growing Drugs in Medicare: Six Years of Prescription Trends
GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro lead the list of Medicare drugs whose prescriptions grew fastest over six years. The full list and what is…
The Most-Prescribed Drugs in Medicare: Top 25, Costs and Who Prescribes Them
Cholesterol, blood pressure and thyroid drugs top the list of what Medicare patients fill. The top 25, what they cost Medicare, and who prescribes them.
Drug and Device Company Payments to Doctors by State and County: 2025 Open Payments Map
Drug and device makers paid $2.10 billion to about 1 million U.S. clinicians in 2025. See payments by state, county, company, drug and payment type.
GLP-1 Prescriptions by State and County: Ozempic, Mounjaro and 13 More Medicare Drug Maps
Medicare covered 19.4 million GLP-1 prescriptions in 2024. Louisiana prescribes Ozempic-type drugs at nearly twice the national rate. Explore GLP-1s and 13 more drug groups by…