Health Dec 19 WATCH: Trump announces 9 pharmaceutical companies will lower drug prices By Sally Ho, Associated Press
World Aug 01 EU chief's texts to a pharma boss during pandemic were likely erased, New York Times reports Text messages exchanged between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic were seen by her top adviser and have likely been destroyed, the New York Times reported Friday. By Lorne Cook, Associated Press
Nation Jul 31 Watch 9:58 As opioid settlement money starts to flow in, states debate how best to use it More than $50 billion in settlement funds from pharmaceutical companies that made and sold opioid painkillers will be paid out over the next 18 years to state and local governments across the country. But the debate around how this money… By Cat Wise, Mike Fritz
Nation Jul 28 Watch 8:56 How the prescription drug supply chain is killing local pharmacies The supply chain that brings pharmaceutical drugs from the factory to the pharmacy is long, complex and unclear. Congress and several state legislatures have proposed or enacted laws to bring more transparency and curb soaring drug prices. As special correspondent… By Fred de Sam Lazaro
Health Jul 19 DEA official resigns amid reports of previous Big Pharma consulting work Louis Milione’s four years of consulting for Big Pharma preceded his 2021 return to the DEA to serve as Administrator Anne Milgram’s top deputy, renewing concerns in the agency and beyond about the revolving door between government and industry and… By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press
Aug 10 Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages By Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug prices, U.S. hospital groups, startups and nonprofits have started making their own medicines. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 5:54 Tracking the flow of opioids across America The manufacturers and distributors of opioid prescription painkillers have supplied billions of pills throughout the U.S. An investigative series by The Washington Post looks at the opioid epidemic through the DEA's newly public database that tracks every pain pill sold… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 5:44 Conn. attorney general calls generic drug makers a 'private sector cartel' Affordable health care is a persistent concern for Americans and a topic of great political debate. Typically, generic prescription drugs offer a cheaper alternative to name brands, but a new multi-state lawsuit alleges that their manufacturers have been artificially raising… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 4:20 How generic drug makers are responding to price-fixing lawsuit U.S. consumers often turn to generic versions of prescription drugs to keep costs down, but dozens of states are now suing manufacturers of these drugs, saying they illegally fixed prices and divided up market share. Affected drugs include medicines used… Continue watching
May 08 Drugmakers will have to reveal medication prices in TV ads By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press "What I say to the companies is if you think the cost of your drug will scare people from buying your drugs, then lower your prices," said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. Continue reading