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Drug maker group boosts lobbying as push to lower prices stalls
23 July 2019 - Top companies also report higher spending in second quarter. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jul 2019
PhRMA scrambles to fight potential drug pricing reforms in budget deal
19 July 2019 - The drug industry’s lobbying group is calling on its lobbyists to push back on a potential ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
How pharma, under attack from all sides, keeps winning in Washington
16 July 2019 - It does not seem to matter how angrily President Trump tweets, how pointedly House Speaker Nancy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
Rick Scott: PhRMA hasn't provided 'a single answer' on lower drug prices
15 July 2019 - Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is calling out the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), accusing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2019
Drug makers boost prices up to 909%, defying political pressure
10 July 2019 - Bipartisan efforts to lower drug prices in Washington have not prevented drugmakers from going about their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jul 2019
GSK welcomes the UK trial of subscription-style payment system for pharma companies to incentivise creation of new antibiotics
9 July 2019 - GSK is committed to tackling antimicrobial resistance as part of a sustained, multi-stakeholder response to this global ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2019
Plan on more pharma mega-mergers
6 July 2019 - With a drought in new blockbuster drugs, generating growth has become a challenge. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2019
Trump's bully pulpit didn’t stop drug price hikes
3 July 2019 - Pharmaceutical companies are raising prices again, and it will take more than a presidential tweet storm to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jul 2019
Innovation prizes to support cell and gene therapy
2 July 2019 - Personalised cell and gene therapy represent a fundamental therapeutic revolution. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2019
Drug prices in 2019 are surging, with hikes at 5 times inflation
1 July 2019 - More than 3,400 drugs have boosted their prices in the first six months of 2019, an increase ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2019
It’s a big week for debates about drug prices, whether pharma likes it or not
25 June 2019 - This week’s Democratic primary debates are likely to spotlight health care issues ranging from “Medicare for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2019
How big pharma suppresses ‘biosimilars’
23 June 2019 - Deals with insurers and pharmacy benefit managers at patient and taxpayer expense. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2019
Azar's plan to tie U.S. drug prices to foreign ones will impact investments in R&D
21 June 2019 - Americans, be they Republicans or Democrats, are outraged by the rising cost of prescription drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2019
Drug pricing should reflect value, not recoupment of investment
20 June 2019 - The other day I was reading a piece on reframing the conversation on drug pricing. I ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2019
Sustainable discovery and development of antibiotics — is a non-profit approach the future?
19 June 2019 - Shifting to a nonprofit-driven model for development of antibiotics could encourage discovery and development of truly needed ...