Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

Shkreli pleads the Fifth, calls Congress ‘imbeciles’

Shkreli pleads the Fifth, calls Congress ‘imbeciles’

Robert King · February 4, 2016 3:16 pm

"The documents show that these tactics are not limited to a few 'bad apples,' but are prominent throughout the industry," he said in a statement. (AP File Photo/Molly Riley)

Lawmakers to grill pharmaceutical companies, FDA on drug pricing

Robert King · February 4, 2016 5:01 am

Infamous pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, center, will go before a House panel.

Shkreli to take Fifth at House panel

Robert King · February 3, 2016 9:32 pm

Hillary Clinton got the most money from the pharmaceutical industry, double that of second-place Jeb Bush. (AP photo/Andrew Harnik)

Big Pharma adores Clinton

Robert King · February 3, 2016 7:37 pm

"Very good. Nice work as usual. $1 [billion] here we come," read an email from former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli to the company's board chairman. (AP file photo/Seth Wenig)

Shkreli email shows gouging plan: ‘$1 billion here we come’

Robert King · February 2, 2016 3:58 pm

A big concern is the time it takes for generic drugs to be approved by the agency. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Senators want more from FDA on drug prices

Robert King · January 28, 2016 6:19 pm

Bill Clinton presided over the event, hosted by Sanofi and AstraZeneca. (Doug Benc/AP images for Humana, file)

Clinton Foundation hosts pharmaceutical executives on eve of Iowa caucus

Sarah Bedford · January 28, 2016 5:26 pm

Sanders holds up FDA nominee

Sanders holds up FDA nominee

Robert King · January 26, 2016 4:27 pm

A federal judge ruled on Monday that Martin Shkreli, the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, can travel to Washington for the hearing on drug prices. (AP Photo)

Shkreli can testify at postponed House drug price hearing

Robert King · January 25, 2016 5:32 pm

The Federal Trade Commission probe revealed Friday comes a few days after former CEO Martin Shkreli was subpoenaed by Congress to testify as part of a hearing. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

Controversial drug company faces fed probe

Robert King · January 22, 2016 8:49 pm

Martin Shkreli raised the price of an old anti-parasite treatment 5,000 percent in September. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

House subpoenas former Turing CEO

Robert King · January 20, 2016 8:49 pm

Prescriptions for opioids dropped 22 percent after new rules started, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Restrictions cut into painkiller prescriptions

Robert King · January 19, 2016 5:01 am