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Drug company Aspen may pay NHS £8 million after investigation alleges illegal deal to hike drug price
14 August 2019 - The drug company Aspen may have to pay the NHS £8 million (€8.7 million ; $9.7 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2019
Trump’s Canada drug import plan can’t happen without big pharma
13 August 2019 - Distributors see no incentive to export for fear of reprisals. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2019
Ottawa’s move to cut drug prices may lead to fewer new launches, less R&D
13 August 2019 - Health Canada is fundamentally changing how prescription drugs are priced in Canada. ...
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 13 Aug 2019
Proposed new drug regulations will hurt all Canadians — and Ottawa has been warned
13 August 2019 - Changes which aim to make prescriptions more affordable could shut off entry of new drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2019
Canadian drug price regulator may be flexible on rare diseases
14 August 2019 - Canada’s patented drug price regulator, set to gain new powers next year, may be “more forgiving” in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2019
Boston startup signs up millions for lower prescription drug costs
12 August 2019 - Ever had that uneasy feeling at the pharmacy counter when you’re not sure if a prescription drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2019
Federal changes to drug prices win praise from patient advocates but spark industry warnings
10 August 2019 - A federal government move to lower drug prices is winning praise from some patient advocates but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2019
Democratic hopefuls take aim at insurer and pharma profits
11 August 2019 - Senator Bernie Sanders and other progressives seeking the Democratic presidential nomination are zeroing in on pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2019
AARP unveils giant calculator tallying high prescription drug prices
12 August 2019 - In an unprecedented effort to raise awareness about the need for state solutions to cut drug ...
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 12 Aug 2019
Drug maker 'will make $21 billion from treating cystic fibrosis'
12 August 2019 - Vertex is accused of raking in vast profits while making Orkambi unaffordable to NHS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2019
Is rate of return pricing a useful approach when value based pricing is not appropriate?
12 August 2019 - The pricing of new health technologies, such as drugs or devices, involves deciding how the economic ...
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 11 Aug 2019
Drug policy experts accuse industry and patient groups of 'fearmongering' with concerns about new drug pricing rule
11 August 2019 - Industry groups and patient advocates are raising concerns about the federal government’s new drug-pricing rules, claiming ...