Get Generic Drugs to Market Faster
Get Generic Drugs to Market Faster
/ June 23, 2017 / 0 comments

One good way Congress can bring down the cost of prescription medicines. by Ameet Sarpatwari and Aaron S Kesselheim Bloomberg In late April, Patrick Leahy, a Democratic senator, and Tom Marino, a Republican member of the House of Representatives, introduced legislation to promote timely access to low-cost, high-quality generic drugs. Passing this bipartisan CREATES Act…

CONSUMER SAFETY COALITION URGES FEDERAL ACTION AGAINST RECKITT BENCKISER FOR GAMING OPIOID TREATMENT MARKET
CONSUMER SAFETY COALITION URGES FEDERAL ACTION AGAINST RECKITT BENCKISER FOR GAMING OPIOID TREATMENT MARKET
/ June 15, 2017 / 0 comments

Reckitt Benckiser Sued by 42 States for Abusive Practices LOS ANGELES, Calif. – (June 15, 2017) – Calling the national opioid epidemic a crisis requiring a comprehensive federal response, the Consumer Safety Coalition urged Congress and the Trump administration to set an example for misbehaving drug companies by using the market power of the federal…

Are Pharmaceutical Companies to Blame for the Opioid Epidemic?
Are Pharmaceutical Companies to Blame for the Opioid Epidemic?
/ June 6, 2017 / 0 comments

Recent lawsuits are asking courts whether the current crisis is comparable to the one over tobacco in the ’90s. By Alana Samuels, The Atlantic Opioid abuse is rampant in states like Ohio, where paramedics are increasingly spending time responding to overdoses and where coroners’ offices are running out of room to store bodies. In 2012,…

Attorney General Mike DeWine Sues Five Pharmaceutical Companies for Role in Opiate Addiction Crisis
Attorney General Mike DeWine Sues Five Pharmaceutical Companies for Role in Opiate Addiction Crisis
/ June 1, 2017 / 0 comments

Posted By Eric Sandy on Wed, May 31, 2017 Cleveland Scene Attorney General Mike DeWine targeted five pharmaceutical companies in a sweeping lawsuit filed today, alleging misrepresentation and misinformation on their part in the growing American opiate addiction crisis. The companies are Janssen Pharmaceutical, Allergan, Purdue Pharma, Endo and Cephalon. “They are the most prominent,”…

Wisconsin Medicaid panel decides to keep Suboxone on its preferred list
Wisconsin Medicaid panel decides to keep Suboxone on its preferred list
/ May 30, 2017 / 0 comments

By Watchdog News /   May 12, 2017 WISCONSIN – Suboxone, a medication that aids in the recovery of opiate addiction, will remain a preferred Medicaid-covered drug in Wisconsin despite complaints from state jail officials that it’s too easy to smuggle into prisons because of its film form. A state Medicaid pharmacy committee decided this week…

Reckitt Benckiser fighting fires on many fronts
Reckitt Benckiser fighting fires on many fronts
/ May 29, 2017 / 0 comments

Reckitt Benckiser PLC (LON:RB.) first quarter numbers on Friday will still bear the scars of the scandal in South Korea that saw over 100 people die from a toxic humidifier sanitiser. But that isn’t the Cillit Bang and Dettol group’s only concern. Sales generally have been below par and its recent acquisition Mead Johnson has…