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
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Walmart proposed to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies, becoming the latest major drug … Walmart proposed to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuitsRead more
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Pharma Company Distributed Rs 1,000 Crore Freebies to Prescribe Dolo 650 Mg Tablets
The Supreme Court Thursday, August 18 was told by an NGO that the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has accused the pharma company manufacturing … Pharma Company Distributed Rs 1,000 Crore Freebies to Prescribe Dolo 650 Mg TabletsRead more