Stories Tagged as
Pharmaceutical companies
Medicare to start negotiating prices for 10 drugs in 2024
by
Lily Jamali
Dec 29, 2023
But drug companies are trying to stymie the effort with a raft of lawsuits.
Why do pharmaceutical companies give away some expensive drugs for free?
by
Janet Nguyen
Mar 31, 2023
Some offer patient assistance programs, where people can access drugs for free, or cheaper than they would normally pay.
Biden pressed to support intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
by
Lily Jamali
Nov 26, 2021
Advocates say a waiver is "a moral imperative" to help make vaccines readily available worldwide.
Booster COVID vaccinations could reap billions for pharmaceutical companies
Aug 5, 2021
The question is: Are they really necessary?
Trump turns attention to health care with executive orders he says will lower drug prices
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Jul 27, 2020
The president is expected to meet with pharmaceutical industry executives, who are opposed to the changes, on Tuesday.
The relationship between drug companies and jails
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
Jan 9, 2020
Incarcerated people form a large market for pharmaceutical companies. The ethics of that relationship can be complicated.
Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit
Oct 21, 2019
The nation’s three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a $260 million deal to settle an opioid crisis lawsuit just as the first federal trial over the crisis was due to begin.
For public good, not for profit.
Johnson & Johnson hit with $572 million opioid ruling — what happens now?
Aug 27, 2019
Johnson & Johnson is appealing the decision, which could be the first of many legal battles.
Another pharma megamerger: AbbVie buys Allergan for $63 billion
by
Erika Beras
Jun 25, 2019
Both companies are under pressure to improve their performance.
Congress to examine drug price hikes
by
Erika Beras
Jan 29, 2019
Prescription drug prices have been rising over the past few years.