Clik here to view.
Doctor Accused Of Murder For Prescriptions That Led To Overdoses
The Los Angeles District Attorney revealed that a California doctor faces murder charges for allegedly pushing unneeded prescription drugs to patients, three of whom died of overdoses in 2009. She also...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pharmaceutical Companies Face $9B In Punitive Damages For Concealing Cancer...
(FastFords) A Japanese drug maker is facing higher punitive damages for allegedly concealing the cancer risks associated with a diabetes drug than those dished out in the past by federal juries. The $6...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pfizer To Buy Allergan For $160B, Create World’s Largest Drug Company
If the giant pharmaceutical companies of the world seem quite big enough to you already, well, that just means you probably aren’t a major investor in or CEO of one. But the major investors and CEOs do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Day After Arrest For Securities Fraud, Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin...
A day after he was arrested as part of a securities-fraud investigation, Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli is no longer the company’s head executive. Though you may know Shkreli best as the guy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Martin Shkreli Terminated From Another CEO Gig Following Fraud Charges
Things continue to unravel for Martin Shkreli, best known as the guy whose company bought the rights to a previously affordable, life-saving generic drug, then increased its price by 5,400% overnight....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Here’s How AstraZeneca Is Trying To Block Generic Crestor For 7 More Years
How long should a drug company be allowed to be the exclusive manufacturer and seller of their product? Crestor, a best-selling statin (cholesterol-lowering drug) that has enjoyed exclusivity for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mylan Execs Decline To Testify At Senate EpiPen Hearing On $465M Settlement
Mylan CEO Heather Bresch has already made one trip to Capitol Hill to answer questions regarding the skyrocketing price of the emergency epinephrine injectors, but it looks like the company won’t be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Amazon Also Wants To Sell You (Prescription) Drugs
When Amazon executives look around their virtual store, we imagine they must be tapping their chins and thinking, “Hmm, what else do people want?” The company already sells everything from books to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maybe We Don’t Need To Take So Many Prescription Drugs
Do you take any prescription drugs? If so, you’re in the majority in this country. Drugs are life-saving or life-lengthening interventions most of the time, but can also interact with each other and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EpiPen Maker Allegedly Failed To Investigate 171 Complaints Of Non-Working...
The manufacturer of Mylan’s emergency allergy treatment devices has been accused of failing to investigate hundreds of complaints over three years that the EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. failed to work...
View Article
