Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

Tom Coburn asked his former colleagues during a Senate panel hearing Tuesday to refine and perfect the 21st Century Cures Act, a bill the House approved last week. (AP Photo)Â

Coburn: Cures bill ‘needs to do more’

Robert King · July 14, 2015 5:36 pm

In this May 13, 2015 photo, the contents of a drug overdose rescue kit is seen at a training session in Buffalo, N.Y., on how to administer naloxone, which reverses the effects of heroin and prescription painkillers. The kits are being provided to community members in Erie County who seek training in how to recognize a potential drug overdose and administer naloxone, which reverses the effects of heroin and prescription painkillers. New York and other states have been equipping lay people, as well first responders and families of addicts, with naloxone in an effort to increase the chances it will be there when needed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

Vital heroin treatment still too pricey: lawmaker

Robert King · July 8, 2015 4:01 am

The "deeming" rule puts vaping products and their components such as flavors, nicotine concentration levels, e-cigarette batteries, and software under the purview of the Tobacco Control Act. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Taxing e-cigarettes: A lose-lose-lose for the District of Columbia

Gilbert Ross · July 2, 2015 4:01 am

FDA takes on unapproved ear drops

Robert King · July 1, 2015 4:30 pm

Roxana Selagea, a Publix supermarket pharmacy manager, retrieves a bottle of antibiotics from the shelf.

Obamacare enrollees spending less on meds

Robert King · July 1, 2015 2:51 pm

Kentucky to receive $12K in $6M federal settlement with pharmaceutical company

Kentucky to receive $12K in $6M federal settlement with pharmaceutical company

LocalLabs News Service · June 24, 2015 3:35 pm

Pharmaceutical company allegedly sent illegal fax advertisements

Pharmaceutical company allegedly sent illegal fax advertisements

LocalLabs News Service · June 19, 2015 3:33 pm

Ã¢â¬ÅWe want as strong a vote as we can,Ã¢â¬ï¿½ Rep. Fred Upton said, hoping that the bill will get to President Obama by the end of the year. (AP File)

House lawmakers defend ‘cures’ bill

Robert King · June 16, 2015 8:00 pm

Nearly 73 percent of Americans say prescription drug prices are unreasonable, and pharmaceutical companies are to blame, according to a new poll. (Getty Images)

Most Americans upset over high drug prices: poll

Robert King · June 16, 2015 1:24 pm

Lawsuits to force insurers to pay for a procedure aren't new, but they could reflect a new reality for most insurers as they find a way to pay for high-priced drugs. (Wikimedia Commons)Â

Patient lawsuits over denials of pricey drugs pile up

Robert King · June 14, 2015 4:01 am

In this Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 file photo, a woman, right, is injected by a healthcare worker as she takes part in an Ebola virus vaccine trial at the Redemption hospital in Monrovia, Liberia.Â Â (AP Photo)Â

FDA sued over secretive process for doling out Ebola drugs

Robert King · June 11, 2015 4:01 am

La. AG Caldwell alleges Pfizer filed patent suits to block generic drugs

La. AG Caldwell alleges Pfizer filed patent suits to block generic drugs

LocalLabs News Service · June 9, 2015 5:46 pm