Nation Jul 28 How the prescription drug supply chain is killing local pharmacies By Fred de Sam Lazaro
Nation Dec 24 Watch 5:53 Why a judge rejected a settlement with the Sackler family for their role in opioid crisis Experts link a record number of overdoses this year from black market opioids back to the original marketing and distribution of legal opioids made by Purdue Pharma, the company owned by the Sackler family that made OxyContin. Last week, a… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris
Health Oct 06 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: White House to invest $1 billion to boost at-home rapid COVID testing In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House announced plans to expand access to at-home rapid COVID-19 tests, and said it would double the number of pharmacies providing free testing. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over letting a Guantanamo…
Nation Oct 04 Trial against pharmacy chains' opioid sales begins Jurors have heard opening statements in a federal court trial to determine whether retail pharmacy chains created a public nuisance in how they dispensed addictive painkillers in two Ohio counties. By Mark Gillispie, Associated Press
Health Jul 21 WATCH: State attorneys general make opioid announcement State attorneys general made an announcement about opioid companies on Wednesday. By News Desk
Dec 19 New trade deal presents landmark loss for Big Pharma By Paul Wiseman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press, Linda A. Johnson, Associated PRess To satisfy House Democrats, the Trump administration removed a provision that would have given the makers of ultra-expensive biologic drugs 10 years of protection from less-expensive knockoffs. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 6:47 The opioid industry fought hard to keep this database hidden. Here's what it shows Over the past two decades, hundreds of thousands of Americans have died during a national opioid addiction crisis. As the drug manufacturers face a possible legal reckoning from multiple lawsuits, a newly uncovered database sheds more light on the scope… Continue watching
Nov 04 Voters don't like 'Big Pharma.' But they could soon elect a Senate that includes two pharma lobbyists and a CEO By Lev Facher, STAT If Republicans prevail in just two races on Tuesday, the Senate’s ranks would suddenly include two former drug industry lobbyists and a pharma CEO. Continue reading