Browsing: drug companies

“Turning responsibility on its head.” In a (to me) stunning 9-0 decision, The US Supreme Court awarded Merck and all…

MedShadow Founder Su Robotti was in the courtroom for arguments in this important case and provides a first-hand account of…

This article was originally published on STAT on December 18, 2018. How would you feel if you were harmed by…

Many FDA advisory committee members later receive kickbacks from the very pharma companies whose drug they approved. How can we…

The FDA has issued new guidance for drug companies in an effort to provide better information on the “indications and…

While many drugs are being approved more rapidly, are they much of an improvement over existing medications? What are the…

The leukemia drug Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin), which was voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2010 over safety concerns and questions…

If there’s a rare disease, there’s likely a patient advocacy group for it. But the way many are funded raises…

Criticism that the FDA doesn’t approve drugs fast enough ignores the fact that most drugs are approved in the US…

Although the number of opioids prescribed per capita has been declining since 2012, the amount prescribed in 2015 was 3…