As the new coronavirus spreads illness, death, and catastrophe around the world, virtually no economic sector has been spared from harm. Yet amid the mayhem … Big Pharma Prepares to Profit From the CoronavirusRead more
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Banks Pressure Health Care Firms to Raise Prices on Critical Drugs
In recent weeks, investment bankers have pressed health care companies on the front lines of fighting the novel coronavirus, including drug firms developing experimental treatments … Banks Pressure Health Care Firms to Raise Prices on Critical DrugsRead more
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Generic Drug Firms Subpoenaed as Price Hikes Draw Federal Scrutiny
Two generic drug manufacturers have been subpoenaed in a federal probe into price hikes. The Justice Department is seeking information from the two firms on … Generic Drug Firms Subpoenaed as Price Hikes Draw Federal ScrutinyRead more
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Why are drug prices so high?
But truth be told, I was actually there to talk about a problem — how our outdated patent system is fueling the high cost of … Why are drug prices so high?Read more
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Opioid Crisis Cost $631 Billion to U.S. Economy Over 4 Years
The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year — and it may keep getting more expensive, according to a … Opioid Crisis Cost $631 Billion to U.S. Economy Over 4 YearsRead more
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Antibiotic resistance in food animals nearly tripled since 2000
Researchers from ETH Zurich, the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), and the Free University of Brussels gathered nearly 1,000 publications and unpublished veterinary reports from around … Antibiotic resistance in food animals nearly tripled since 2000Read more
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The Purdue Settlement Is a Great Deal—for the Sacklers
Last week marked a new chapter in the opioid epidemic: Purdue Pharma, creator of the blockbuster painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy as part of a … The Purdue Settlement Is a Great Deal—for the SacklersRead more
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Louvre Discreetly Removes Sackler Name Amid Opioid Scandal
The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a sanitory scandal that has seen … Louvre Discreetly Removes Sackler Name Amid Opioid ScandalRead more
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Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family Try to Settle Thousands of Opioid Lawsuits for $10-$12 Billion
Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have offered to settle the more than 2,000 lawsuits against them for their role in the opioid … Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family Try to Settle Thousands of Opioid Lawsuits for $10-$12 BillionRead more