Browsing: pharmaceutical industry

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

Scott Gottlieb, President Trump’s nominee to head the FDA, is in most ways a conventional (conservative) choice to head the…

Drug companies, politicians and patient groups are clamoring for faster approval of drugs. But doing so could bring potentially harmful…

The Orphan Drug Act was created to encourage drugmakers to develop medicines for rare diseases. So why is it many…

Diane Archer JustCareUSA.org During the health care reform debate, the overwhelming majority of groups representing people with particular diseases–so-called “patient-advocacy”…

The pharma industry is pushing back on efforts by the FDA to restrain off-label promotion of drugs. Public health would…

Allowing drug importation from Canada will not only save money, but lives as well. This article was originally published in…

President Trump has been making policy decisions that directly impact health care. Most of them are not good for patients.…

This is part 2 of a 2-part investigation by Padma Nagappan for MedShadow Foundation. The first part is available on…

Are Drug Side Effects Hidden? This is part 1 of a 2-part investigation by Padma Nagappan for MedShadow Foundation that…