Pharmaceutical Companies
Omicron is the Result of a Global Policy Failure
Governments in rich countries, such as the U.S. and U.K., knowingly allowed low- and middle-income countries to go unvaccinated.
Washington Seeks $38B From Opioid Distributors After Thousands of Deaths
Attorney General Bob Ferguson has taken McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and Amerisource Bergen Corp. to court.
Drugmakers Handed First Win Out of Thousands of Opioid Crisis Lawsuits
Over 3,300 lawsuits have been filed across the U.S. over an opioid epidemic that led to nearly 500,000 overdose deaths between 1999 and 2019.
OxyContin Producer Tried to Make Drug Hard to Tamper With: Owner
"It was important to the board that the market share of abuse-deterrent opioids grew because we believed and were told repeatedly by management that abuse-deterrent opioids saved lives," Mortimer D.A. Sackler said.
Purdue Pharma Won't Give Billions to Settlement Unless Removed From Suits
"We need a release that's sufficient to get our goals accomplished," Sackler said responding to the U.S. bankruptcy trustee's lawyer.
Johnson & Johnson Sunscreen Recall, All the Products Affected
The recall was issued after low levels of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer, were detected in samples of sunscreen products from Neutrogena and Aveeno.
We've Cleaned Up Our Makeup. It's Time to Clean Up Our Medicine
Organic and non-GMO ingredients should be used whenever possible, and should be sourced responsibly and ethically with stringent policies in place.
Opioid Makers on Trial in West Virginia After 700 People in 1 County Died
The West Virginia city of Huntington and surrounding Cabell County sued the nation's three largest opioid distributors after more than 700 people died over five years in a county with a population of less than 100,000.
Fact Check: Are Moderna and Pfizer Immune From COVID-19 Vaccine Lawsuits?
Millions of Americans have already received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines, but many people wonder if pharmaceutical companies will be liable in the event of a vaccine-related injury.
'Where's the Vaccine?' Doctors Blast Trump's Election Day COVID Promises
Trump's numerous vows to have a COVID-19 vaccine before Election Day have been criticized by physicians who said the unfulfilled campaign promises must stop.
The 2020 Sleeper Issue
Republicans should unify behind one approach with the potential to be decisive for anyone who isn't a hard partisan. That approach is to promote the right to know health care prices up front—health care price transparency.
These Are the Health Conditions the U.S Spends Most On
"The vast costs associated with health care represent one of the most important and contentious issues facing Americans today," said researcher Joseph Dieleman.
Here's Why Analysts Think the Walgreens Deal Could Tank
For starters, taking the company private could take more than $55 billion in debt, a tough move to finance amid slumping stocks.
Faulty Supply Chains Put Antibiotics out of Reach
One key factor is that people only take antibiotics for a short period of time, just until an infection clears.
Strep Vaccine Could Save Lives, Lower Health Care Costs
What will it take for pharmaceutical companies to create a viable strep vaccine?
Who Is Alex Azar? New HHS Secretary Lobbied for Pharma
Azar will be replacing Tom Price, the former HHS secretary who resigned amid a private plane scandal in September.
Watchdog Sues Administration for Drug Pricing Details
Democracy Forward is suing for details about a former pharmaceutical lobbyist's role in drug regulation.
Is a Racist 'Double Standard' Fueling a Pharma Scandal?
The maker of Botox has been accused of unethical practices—but those accusations are also raising suspicions.
Pharmacist on Trial for Meningitis Outbreak
The former supervisor of now-defunct New England Compounding Center could receive a life sentence for second-degree murder in case linked to the deaths of more than 70 people.
Big Pharma's Latest Villain: Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Pharmacy benefit managers arose to fulfill a need created by the Medicare Modernization Act. But now these companies are contributing to escalating drug prices, the very opposite of their original purpose.
The High Cost of Lowering Drug Prices the Trump Way
Without laws to enforce them, the president's ideas to control drug prices will do just the opposite.
Trump Pressures Drugmakers to Lower Prices
Trump told pharmaceutical executives the government was paying "astronomical" prices for medicines in its health programs for older, disabled and poor people and said he would soon appoint a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration leader.
Trump Claims Pharma 'Getting Away with Murder'
After his promise to bring down drug spending, the ARCA pharmaceutical index fell 2 percent.
Japan's Takeda Buys U.S. Drug Maker Ariad for $5.2bn
Takeda CFO James Kehoe said the company was on the hunt for hit drugs.
Drugmaker Valeant Seeks New CEO; Ackman Joins Board
A board committee said its five-month investigation found broad accounting problems dating back to December 2014.
Cannabis Drug Successfully Treats Epilepsy
The 120-patient trial showed patients taking Epidiolex achieved a median reduction in monthly convulsive seizures of 39 percent, statistically significant.
Why Hasn't Big Pharma Developed Mass Market Marijuana?
Significant obstacles discourage pharma companies from devoting the power needed to develop a patentable drug to take the plant's place.
Shkreli Was Caught Doing What Big Pharma Does
While other drugs companies don't raise their drug prices fiftyfold, they would if it led to fat profits.
Should Drug Prices Be Capped?
Government price fixing will produce unintended consequences in drug research and pricing.