Trump Administration Requires Big Pharma to List Drug Prices in TV Ads
The White House will put measures in place as soon as this summer to require further transparency from drug advertisers.
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Drug Distributor CEO Charged in Opioid Crisis Conspiracy
The Rochester Drug Co-operative and its former CEO Laurence Doud III were charged on Tuesday with conspiring to defraud the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) — and the rest of the country.
China: Mob of Angry Parents Surround Official, Yell ‘Beat Him!’ over Vaccine Fraud
A crowd of angry Chinese parents gathered outside the Licheng Health Center in Jiangsu province on Friday and demanded answers about the seemingly bottomless vaccine scandal that saw thousands of children receiving substandard or expired doses of vaccine.
Big Pharma Trying to Undermine Trump Drug Price Legislation
As the Trump administration pushes for drug price transparency, the pharmaceutical industry is already trying to subvert the coming changes.
Opioid Prescriptions Fall to 10-Year Low as Drug Deaths Hit All-Time High
The simple truth of the opioid crisis is that prescription drugs have been blamed for a deadly crisis that is far more attributable to street drugs smuggled across the porous U.S. border.
China Vaccine Scandal: Total Number of Faulty Vaccine Doses Up to Nearly 1M
The grim saga of Changsheng Biotechnology continues to roil China with news that the embattled pharmaceutical firm produced a second huge batch of substandard vaccine doses for children, doubling the number of doses originally estimated.
Study: One in Five Deaths Among Young Adults Is Opioid-Related
A study by St. Michael’s Hospital of Toronto published in June found that one in five deaths among young adults in the United States is now related to opioid drugs.
The Trump Effect: Lower Drug Prices
President Donald Trump’s campaign promises already have convinced drug companies to lower prices and increase transparency.
Paul Ryan Picks Fight with Donald Trump Over Big Pharma Corruption: ‘I Don’t Speak Like That, Generally Speaking’
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, failed one-time GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, is picking a fight with incoming President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence over the Trump administration’s vow to tackle corruption in Big Pharma.
Sanders: The Pharma Industry Owns ‘The Political Parties’
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated of the pharmaceutical industry “They own the political parties.” Sanders stated, “[W]hat we have now, the pharmaceutical industry has 1400 lobbyists in Washington, DC. They have spent $1 billion — or
Report: Louisiana Has More Pain-Killer Scripts than Residents
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Prescription pain-killers are more prevalent than people in Louisiana; according to a new report that shows widespread opioid issues across eight states.
UK National Health Service Officials Take Second Salaries from Pharma Firms
Dozens of National Health Service (NHS) officials with responsibility for deciding which drugs the service uses are also being paid as consultants by pharmaceutical firms, it has emerged, prompting the Ministry of Health to order an inquiry into the allegations.
Ted Cruz Courts Former Rand Paul Libertarian Vote at Packed NH Town Hall
Sen. Ted Cruz was out on the snowy eve of the New Hampshire debate courting voters on issues of immigration and regulating the pharmaceutical industry while looking to win over libertarians left behind now that Sen. Rand Paul has left the race.
