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An MS Patient Loses Trust When She Finds Out Her Doctor Is Paid By Drug Companies
Health Affairs
Maran Wolston
December 16, 2011
Dr. Kate Scannell: The high cost of our prescription drug shortage
Contra Costa Times
Dr. Kate Scannell
December 10, 2011
Pfizer Pioners New Ways to Frustrate Generics
GoozNews
Merrill Goozner
December 5, 2011
Majority of Seniors Postpone Doctor Visits Due to Financial Concerns
MarketWatch
November 30, 2011
Merck to pay $950 million to settle Vioxx investigation
Los Angeles Times
The Associated Press
November 23, 2011
Buying Prescription Drugs Online?
AARP Bulletin
Sid Kirchheimer
November 21, 2011
Those Prescription Drug Prices Keep On Rising
Pharmalot
Ed Silverman
November 17, 2011
CBO Says Pay To Delay Bill Can Save $4.8 Billion
Pharmalot
Ed Silverman
November 9, 2011
Is the Era of Off-Label Promotion Over?
GoozNews
Merrill Goozner
November 4, 2011
Obama orders FDA to help ease drug shortages
msnbc.com news services
October 31, 2011
Ending drug companies’ pay-for-delay deal
The Washington Post
Editorial
October 24, 2011
Sen. Chuck Schumer seeks end to drugs’ ‘gray market’
NYDailyNews.com
Lore Croghan
October 10, 2011
Drugmakers Charged With Defrauding Medicaid
Pharmalot
Ed Silverman
October 5th, 2011
Google’s Ad Freedom Wrongly Curtailed
Real Clear Markets
Roger Bate
September 28, 2011
Drug Spending Targeted in Obama’s $320 Billion Health Cut
Bloomberg Businessweek
September 19, 2011
Lifesaving drugs ‘out of reach’ for many
Georgia Health News
Andy Miller
September 12, 2011
Canadian Pharmacies React To US Gov’t Taking $500 Million From Google Over Their Ads
TechDirt
Mike Masnick
September 1, 2011
F.T.C. Criticizes Agreements That Delay Generic Drugs
The New York Times
Duff Wilson
August 31, 2011
Medicaid Pays Less Than Medicare for Many Prescription Drugs, U.S. Report Finds
The New York Times
Robert Pear
August 15, 2011
Senator Schumer’s Crackdown on Rogue Online Pharmacies: A Smart Approach
PharmacyChecker.com
Gabriel Levitt and Margaret Rode
July 28, 2011
US News & World Report
Philip Moeller
July 28, 2011
Obama Targets Drug Companies for Cuts in U.S. Debt Talks
Bloomberg
Drew Armstrong
Jul 15, 2011
Alabama cuts Medicaid drug costs by examining pharmacy receipts
Stateline
Christine Vestal
July 14, 2011
Drug makers try to sidetrack demands for discounts
Los Angeles Times
Noam N. Levey
July 9, 2011
Harvard Punishes 3 Psychiatrists Over Undisclosed Industry Pay
Shots – NPR’s Health Blog
Richard Knox
July 2, 2011
House Republican signs on to Democrats’ Medicare drug savings proposal
The Hill
Julian Pecquet
June 21, 2011
US Army Probes Pharma Payments To Military Docs
Pharmalot
Ed Silverman
June 20, 2011
Physicians need to radically rethink their prescribing practices, report says
MinnPost.com
Susan Perry
Jun 16 2011
Pharmacy Choice
June 6, 2011
Healthcare law to allow generic versions of biotech drugs
LA Times
Bruce Japsen
June 2, 2011
Senator Leahy Supports Bringing Drugs In From Canada… And Also Banning Such Sites From The Internet
TechDirt
Mike Masnick
5/24/11
4 Pharma CEOs Admit They Jack Up Drug Prices for the Hell of It
CBS Moneywatch
Jim Edwards
May 17, 2011
Katherine Eban
May 6, 2011
Pay for Delay: U.S. Says Drugmakers Block Cheaper Generic Rivals
Fox Business
Elizabeth MacDonald
May 5, 2011
Hey, big spender. How much did you shell out for Rx drugs?
Consumer Reports
Sue Byrne
Apr 20, 2011
Off-Label Marketing of Medicines in the US Is Rife but Difficult to Control, Study Finds
ScienceDaily.com
Apr. 5, 2011
Fewer fill “dispense as written” prescriptions – study
Reuters
Genevra Pittman
March 25, 2011
Pharmacychecker.com
March 24, 2011
U.S. Brand-Name Drug Prices Dramatically Increased in 2010, According to New Report
PharmacyChecker.com
Gabriel Levitt and Margaret Rode
March 11, 2011
Demythologizing the High Costs of Developing New Drugs
GoozNews
Merrill Goozner
February 21, 2011
Stroke medicines still unaffordable for some survivors, according to University of Michigan research
University of Michigan Health System
Heather Guenther
February 11, 2011
Senators Stabenow, Snowe Introduce Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
FiercePharma
February 22, 2011
Better Drug Ads, Fewer Side Effects
The New York Times – Opinion Pages
Ian D. Spatz
February 8, 2011
How the war on fake drugs risks harming the poor
The Guardian
Sarah Boseley’s Global Health Blog
February 1, 2011
Whistle-blower Ven-A-Care wins in Texas case against drug company
Los Angeles Times
Andrew Zajac
February 2, 2011
Franken makes play for Medicare drug price negotiations
StarTribune.com
Kevin Diaz
January 26, 2011
Blowing the whistle on drug firms
Los Angeles Times
Andrew Zajac
January 24, 2011
Time for real, not symbolic, reform on Medicare Part D
The Palm Beach Post – Opinion
Rhonda Swan
January 21, 2011
Health Advocacy Groups Take Drug Company Cash–Often Without Full Disclosures, Report Says
ProPublica
Marian Wang
January 13, 2011
States Ask Supreme Court To Review Pay-To-Delay
Pharmalot
Ed Silverman
January 11th, 2011
U.S. Backs Drug Firms in Lawsuit Over Prices
The New York Times
Robert Pear
January 9, 2011
CMS: Healthcare spending increased to $2.5 trillion in 2009
CMIO.net
Mary Stevens
January 6, 2011
Drug Makers New Targets for U.S. Fraud Inquiries, Report Says
The New York Times
Duff Wilson
December 16, 2010
Pharmaceutical industry on verge of major Hill victory
The Hill
Jason Millman
December 12, 2010
PhRMA quietly spends big in 2010
Politico
Chris Frates
November 10, 2010
More Balk at Cost of Prescriptions
The Wall Street Journal
Jonathan Rockoff
October 12, 2010
U.S. senate votes to maintain big pharma’s monopoly by blocking competitive imports
Natural News
David Gutierrez
May 22, 2010
Resignation of top Pharma lobbyist reveals deep corruption of health care reform process
NaturalNews.com
Ethan A. Huff
May 12, 2010
More discussions with Al: Why are prescription drugs so expensive here?
The Huffington Post
Howard Steven Friedman
May 10, 2010
Drug Prices Rose 9.1% Last Year, Ahead of Federal Health Overhaul
Wall Street Journal
Anna Wilde Mathews
April 20, 2010
Big Pharma Wins Big With Health Care Reform Bill
Huffington Post
March 29, 2010
Kohl Asks Drug Makers to Explain International Price Disparities
United States Senate–Special Commission on Aging
Contact: Ashley Glacel
March 17, 2010
Governor Schweitzer Asks for Waiver to Allow Drug Imports from Canada
Montana Governor News Releases
Sarah Elliott
March 11, 2010
Limited Personal Importation by the Uninsured Makes Sense
The American
Roger Bate
February 26, 2010
CIPA Named Google’s Canadian Online Pharmacy Verifier
Pharmacy Choice
February 22, 2010
Counterfeit Drugs and Internet Smarts
Wall Street Journal
November 23, 2009
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