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Valeant's story: a cautionary tale

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 21, 2016
The company's CEO stepped down on Monday
Howard Schiller, then interim CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., listens during a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill February 4, 2016 in Washington, DC. 
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FDA takes step to improve generic drug competition

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 15, 2016
We'd pay a lot more if it wasn’t for generics, which amount to as much as 85% of what we take.
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Valeant swears off aggressive drug pricing strategy

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 15, 2016
Valeant and a handful other firms may ditch a model that's come under fire.
Valeant and a handful other firms may ditch a model that's come under fire.
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Bad packaging means $3b in drugs will be wasted this year

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 1, 2016
A new report suggests drug makers are profiting from the waste.
A new report suggests drug makers are profiting from the waste.
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Why rare-disease treatments can be big business

by Annie Baxter
Jan 11, 2016
Combined, Shire and Baxalta expect 65 percent of total revenue to come from rare disease treatments.
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Drug company's subsidies to patients under review

by Annie Baxter
Oct 15, 2015
Assistance programs are also marketing tools that can raise overall costs.
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