Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

A package of new policies aimed at getting cutting-edge medical cures to Americans more quickly is moving forward, with House lawmakers releasing the latest iteration last week. (iStock)

House moves forward on medical cures bill

Robert King, Paige Winfield · May 4, 2015 9:00 am

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

House struggles with reform bill as drug costs skyrocket

Robert King · May 3, 2015 9:00 am

New lawsuit against Renaissance Rx accuses embattled pharmacogenetics firm of fraud, illegal activity

New lawsuit against Renaissance Rx accuses embattled pharmacogenetics firm of fraud, illegal activity

Kyle Barnett · April 29, 2015 1:52 pm

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals said in a press release that the supplement research could be contradicted by multiple other studies. (AP Photo)Â

Supplement makers slammed for including stimulant in diet products

Robert King · April 24, 2015 5:27 pm

A kit of Naloxone, a heroin antidote that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, is displayed at a press conference about a new community prevention program for heroin overdoses in which New York police officers will carry kits of Naloxone, on May 27, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

CDC wants more use of drug that reverses overdoses

Robert King · April 24, 2015 4:35 pm

Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, questions a witness during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing looking into the effectiveness of vaccines in the wake of a measles outbreak and the exceptionally severe flu season, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, February 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

House fights over prescription drug abuse

Robert King · April 23, 2015 6:16 pm

Congress looks to pass legislation this summer to speed up the approval of new medicines,Â as part of the 21st Century Cures Initiative intended to speed up development of new cures and spur research. (AP Photo)

House pushes to speed up drug approvals

Robert King · April 23, 2015 9:00 am

Pfizer calls recent lawsuit over Advil packaging ‘meritless’

Pfizer calls recent lawsuit over Advil packaging ‘meritless’

John O'brien · April 21, 2015 7:11 pm

"The evidence for homeopathy's effectiveness is between scant and nil," said Adriane Fugh-Berman, a pharmacology professor at Georgetown University Medical Center. (AP Photo)Â

Skeptics slam homeopathic drugs at FDA hearing

Robert King · April 21, 2015 9:00 am

Imprimis to offer competitor after outrage over 5,000-percent price hike for anti-parasite treatment.Â (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Pro-reform group: Drug prices rising for no reason

Robert King · April 20, 2015 7:54 pm

Pfizer sued over packaging of Advil

Pfizer sued over packaging of Advil

LocalLabs News Service · April 20, 2015 2:42 pm

Oxycontin is one of the few painkillers available that employ abuse-deterrent technology. (Getty File Photo)

Congress makes fervent push for abuse-deterrent painkillers

Robert King · April 18, 2015 9:00 am