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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2019
Trade agreement drug monopoly is obsolete given faster, better drug discovery
2 October 2019 - For decades, the brand-name drug industry has relentlessly promoted the message that any reduction in its ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2019
Novo prices oral Rybelsus on par with injectable rivals, ending discount fears
23 September 2019 - Monday morning, Bernstein analyst Wimal Kapadia echoed what many industry watchers were probably thinking about Novo ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2019
Novo Nordisk launching additional US insulin affordability offerings in January 2020
6 September 2019 - $99 Cash Card Program provides 3,000 - 3,600 units of any combination of Novo Nordisk analog insulins ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2019
Are reasonable restraints on drug price increases doomed by pharma lobbying?
29 August 2019 - In a rare but important display of congressional bipartisanship, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2019
Appealing court ruling, Trump administration renews fight to require drug prices in TV ads
21 August 2019 - The Trump administration isn’t giving up the fight to require drug makers include their sticker prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2019
AbbVie prices new rheumatoid arthritis drug at $59,000 a year
17 August 2019 - AbbVie has priced its new rheumatoid arthritis treatment at $59,000 a year after gaining U.S. approval on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Aug 2019
Roche cancer treatment priced at $17,050 a month, lower than rival Vitrakvi
17 August 2019 - Roche has priced its personalised cancer treatment, Rozlytrek, at about $17,050 per month, nearly half of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2019
Why America’s biggest charities are owned by pharmaceutical companies
13 August 2019 - Their generosity helps their bottom line. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2019
Canadians are hopping mad about Trump’s drug importation plan. Some of them are trying to stop it.
12 August 2019 - Canadians are furious about the Trump administration’s plan to import their prescription drugs. And some of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2019
Patient groups push back against Gilead's pricey HIV prevention treatment
7 August 2019 - Gilead Sciences hopes to soon introduce a pricey new pill to prevent HIV in people at risk ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2019
AMAG's female libido injectable therapy to sell at $899
7 August 2019 - AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc’s treatment to boost sexual desire in premenopausal women will be offered at $899 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2019
Trump administration weighs allowing drug imports for cheaper prescriptions
31 July 2019 - The proposal was announced between two Democratic debates, seemingly timed to show that President Trump was also ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2019
Breakthrough drugs raise worries over higher costs
25 July 2019 - Potential breakthroughs in medical treatment for serious diseases are turning what was once “the stuff of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jul 2019
Trump rule requiring drug prices in TV ads blocked
8 July 2019 - Federal judge sides with companies, saying regulation would violate free speech. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2019
Karyopharm Therapeutics prices blood cancer treatment after FDA approval
4 July 2019 - Karyopharm Therapeutics has set a list-price for its blood cancer treatment Xpovio at $22,000 per month, ...