Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Tuesday that he wants a commitment that the agency will be held responsible on opioid approvals after several controversial decisions. (AP Photo)

Senators introduce bill to slam FDA on painkiller approvals

Robert King · April 15, 2015 7:19 pm

Pharmacist Jeanie Kim helps a customer.

Feds to investigate high generic drug prices

Robert King · April 14, 2015 8:17 pm

Source Naturals sued over multivitamins

Source Naturals sued over multivitamins

LocalLabs News Service · April 13, 2015 6:35 pm

In no other part of the U.S. health care system do prices actually come down over time like they do with biopharmaceuticals. (Getty)

Stand up for inventors of biologic drugs

John Castellani · April 10, 2015 9:00 am

AGs want Congress to order study of herbal supplements industry

AGs want Congress to order study of herbal supplements industry

LocalLabs News Service · April 7, 2015 7:51 pm

GNC agrees to new standards on herbal supplements

GNC agrees to new standards on herbal supplements

LocalLabs News Service · April 3, 2015 6:14 pm

Deborah Amdur was involved in a VA effort to conceal recalled drugs were prescribed to a Vermont veterans. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

VA hospital director misled senator about giving recalled drug to veteran

Luke Rosiak · April 2, 2015 9:00 am

Utah just approved a law that uses firing squads and Tennessee enacted a law last year that goes back to the electric chair. (AP Photo)Â

Lethal injection drug shortage may get worse

Robert King · April 1, 2015 9:00 am

GNC's Herbal Plus series offers a line of herbal-extract supplements, such as grape seed extract meant to be an antioxidant. (AP Photo)

GNC boosts testing of supplements after scrutiny

Robert King · March 31, 2015 6:22 pm

Vital Pharmaceuticals accused of protein-spiking

Vital Pharmaceuticals accused of protein-spiking

John O'brien · March 30, 2015 5:13 pm

Hamburg warned against spurring innovation "by lowering standards for safety and efficacy." (Getty)

Efforts to peel away rules concern outgoing FDA head

Robert King · March 28, 2015 9:00 am

Eight-year-old Charlie Blakey, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3, eats dinner andÂ swallows chelation pillsÂ at his home on Oak Park, Ill., on April 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Kids on antipsychotics funded by Medicaid get questionable treatment

Ethan Barton · March 27, 2015 2:39 pm