New research published Wednesday shows that since the coronavirus pandemic began more than two years ago, the five largest pharmaceutical companies in the United States … Big Pharma Has Spent $147 Million to Kill Lower Drug Prices During PandemicRead more
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Pentagon Ran a Secret Anti-Vax Campaign to Undermine China
A new investigation by Reuters has revealed the U.S. military ran a secret anti-vaccination campaign at the height of the pandemic in the Philippines and … Pentagon Ran a Secret Anti-Vax Campaign to Undermine ChinaRead more
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Eli Lilly Lowers Price of Insulin After Intense Public Pressure
The giant drug company Eli Lilly has reduced the price of its insulins to $35 (£27; €31) a month for the US’s eight million insulin … Eli Lilly Lowers Price of Insulin After Intense Public PressureRead more
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Medicare to Begin Negotiations to Lower Price of 10 Costly Drugs & Insulin
The Biden administration has taken a step to rein in the soaring costs of prescription drugs in the United States. On Tuesday, the White House … Medicare to Begin Negotiations to Lower Price of 10 Costly Drugs & InsulinRead more
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Why we need lower drug price now
https://patientsforaffordabledrugs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P4AD-July-2022-Price-Hikes.pdf — source patientsforaffordabledrugs.org | Jul 19, 2022
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The Rise of Obesity Drugs
Typical of the hype fueling the rise of obesity drugs is an article from The Economist magazine from earlier this year titled – A new … The Rise of Obesity DrugsRead more
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Novel antibiotic resistance gene in milk
A new antibiotic resistance gene has been found in bacteria from dairy cows. This gene confers resistance to all beta-lactam antibiotics including the last generation … Novel antibiotic resistance gene in milkRead more
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Opioids III: The Sacklers
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Aegerion to Plead Guilty Pay $35 Million
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based subsidiary of Novelion Therapeutics Inc., will plead guilty to charges relating to its prescription drug, Juxtapid. Aegerion introduced Juxtapid … Aegerion to Plead Guilty Pay $35 MillionRead more
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US Pharma’s Financialized Business Model During the Pandemic
On August 16, 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which, among other things, enables Medicare to negotiate the prices of certain high-cost prescription drugs, … US Pharma’s Financialized Business Model During the PandemicRead more