Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

A scientist observes chromosomes through a microscope at Birmingham Women's Hospital on Jan. 22, 2015 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Advocates play key part in getting new drugs for rare disease

Robert King · June 9, 2015 3:39 pm

This courtroom artist rendering shows the Supreme Court hearing arguments in King v. Burwell, a major test of President Barack Obama's health overhaul,Â on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. (AP Photo)Â

The GOP’s awkward Obamacare dance

Jean Card · June 9, 2015 9:00 am

The New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts is shown here on October 5, 2012. The pharmacy shipped allegedly tainted drugs all over the country, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people. (Getty)

Congress wants more regs on custom pharmaceuticals

Robert King · June 9, 2015 4:01 am

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

New drugs to cost government $50 billion

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 8, 2015 3:34 pm

Rep. Diana Degette vigorously defended the bill and rejected notions it would hoist unsafe devices or drugs onto the American public. (AP File Photo)

‘Cures’ bill raises safety concerns for experts

Robert King · June 7, 2015 9:00 am

In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, photo, Cindy Whitehead holds a tablet of flibanserin in her office at Sprout Pharmaceuticals in Raleigh, N.C. The daily pill is designed to increase libido in women by acting on brain chemicals linked to mood and appetite. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

‘Female Viagra’ recommended for FDA approval

Robert King · June 4, 2015 10:18 pm

Women with reduced sexual desire would benefit from a libido-enhancing drug, the FDA wrote, but then stressed that benefits must outweigh side effects before it will approve flibanserin. (AP Photo)Â

Female ‘viagra’ raises safety concerns

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 2, 2015 3:11 pm

Ampio sued by shareholder over allegedly false statements made about osteoarthritis drugs

Ampio sued by shareholder over allegedly false statements made about osteoarthritis drugs

LocalLabs News Service · June 1, 2015 5:59 pm

A man carries a bag of medications to dispose of at the Allegheny County police station in North Park on Saturday, April 28, 2012, in Allison Park, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Supreme Court rejects drug disposal case

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 26, 2015 4:27 pm

Prescription medication is pictured on May 15, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Medicare Part D saves money and lives

Sally Pipes · May 26, 2015 9:00 am

St. James Terminal,Â Â a U.S. Department of Energy ownedÂ marine unloading and distribution point for crude oil located southwest of Baton Rouge, La., is shown in this file photo. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Energy)

House seeks to sell oil reserves to fast-track health cures

Robert King · May 21, 2015 3:14 pm

"Additional cuts will further erode â¦ providers' ability to provide that care," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. (Getty File Photo)

Who will foot the bill for House ‘cures’ measure?

Robert King · May 20, 2015 9:00 am