pharmaceutical industry

O’Rourke: Big Pharma Should Face Consequences, Even Jail Time, For Opioid Crisis

The 2020 presidential contender said justice needed to be served against drugmakers like Purdue Pharma.
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Trump's Patent Chief To Speak At Right-Wing Fundraiser Sponsored By Big Pharma

The event is a classic corporate astroturf affair.
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Democrats Ran On Lowering Drug Prices. Now They Could Cut A Bad Deal With Donald Trump.

The private feud between Nancy Pelosi and progressive Democrats is going public.
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Bernie Sanders Floats 50-Percent Cut On Prescription Drugs If Elected

Other 2020 hopefuls including Amy Klobuchar, Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren have proposed measures to clamp down on the pharmaceutical industry.
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Martin Shkreli Suspected Of Using Cellphone To Run Company From Prison

An investigation is looking into claims that he regularly posts to social media and even fired a chief executive from behind bars.
By JIM MUSTIAN, Associated Press

You Should Pay Attention To This Lawsuit If You Care About The Opioid Crisis

This lesser known case against Purdue Pharma in Oklahoma is set to be the first of the 330 state and federal lawsuits on opioids to go to trial.
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Winners And Losers Under Trump’s Big Plan To Lower Drug Prices

“But I’m struck by the uncertainty that the administration has in what the effects would be.”
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'Immoral Exploitation': Bernie Sanders Outraged Once-Free Drug Now Costs $375,000

Sanders wants to know “how many patients will suffer or die” because of the price hike.
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The Fight To Lower Soaring Drug Prices Turns Bitter Between States And The Feds

It’s one issue that unites Democrats and Republicans.
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Treating Opioid Addicts Is Expensive. States Want Drug Makers To Fund It.

The opioid crisis costs America at least $78 billion a year.
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