in Big Pharma, Consumer Impact, Drug prices, Safety A new survey show that three-quarters of Americans consider the prices of prescription drugs in the U.S., according to the recent West Health Institute/NORC at the University of Chicago survey. More specifically, sixty-five percent of…

in Big Pharma, Consumer Impact, Drug prices, Safety This week, a group of hospitals announced the formation of a non-profit company that will manufacture generic medicines in order to combat drug shortages and outrageously high drug prices. Initially, the focus will be 14…

in Big Pharma, Consumer Impact, Drug prices, Safety AARP - the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people ages 50 and older with nearly 38 million members - recently issued drug price lowering recommendations to federal and state legislators that will come…

in Big Pharma, Consumer Impact, Drug prices, Safety In the latest move to take action on high drug prices, a new bill in the Senate would require Big Pharma to include prices in prescription drug ads. While there is still some question as…

in Big Pharma, Consumer Impact, Drug prices, Safety We believe it is promising that importation has been getting attention lately. The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a plan to import medications for specific medications in specific situations. While we recognize…

in Big Pharma, Consumer Impact, Drug prices, Safety Lately, safe and affordable drug importation has been getting attention sparked by the Food and Drug Administration's announcement that it will organize a working group to explore the practice to address shortages of specific medications…

in Big Pharma, Consumer Impact, Drug prices, Safety Today, the Washington Post published this story on the Administration's interest in exploring importing drugs from other countries that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a way to combat…

in Big Pharma, Consumer Impact, Drug prices, Safety On Monday, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) sounded off on skyrocketing drug prices. She has a long history of fighting for affordability and accessibility of prescription drugs, including being responsible for a law to increase generic…

in Big Pharma, Consumer Impact, Drug prices, Safety Big Pharma loves to promote all their big innovations, as they should since major diseases have been cured and prevented and this is not insignificant. But is an innovation truly a breakthrough even if very…