But Germany is lagging. Addiction and Drugs Commissioner Burkhard Blienert hopes for a change — not least because the number of drug-related deaths has been rising for years.

The European Commission has approved PTC Therapeutics' treatment for the rare disease phenylketonuria (PKU), Sephience, ...

Drug spending in the US grew by 9.4% between 2021 and 2022, with a total of about $635.5 billion in 2022. 2 Similar trends can be observed in European countries. 1 In Germany and Switzerland, drug ...

Earlier this week, the President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Holger Münch, warned of a "cocaine surge." The drug is spreading very rapidly in Germany, because the market in North ...

A young mum has been detained in Germany after her family in the UK reported her missing. Cameron Bradford, 21, allegedly smuggled cannabis in her bags on a flight from Thailand before being arrested ...

For example, a number of rare disease drugs evaluated in placebo-controlled trials were able to achieve a minor or considerable AB rating in Germany, whereas all the drugs assessed in our analysis ...

East v West - Germany's drug-fuelled Cold War for medals. Article Information. Author, Olivier Guiberteau; Role, BBC Sport; 19 August 2024 "These are all harmless drugs. All athletes take them.