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Opinion: Pharma’s ethically questionable sites essentially sell drugs directly to consumers

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Some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. This unprecedented move launches a new dystopic era: pharmaceutical companies as health care provider, no pesky physician middlemen needed. Want to self-prescribe a prescription drug? No problem!

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Pharma’s big patent cliff, more obesity fundraising, and a failed ALS study

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We chat about how pharmaceutical companies are navigating a looming patent cliff. We also talk about yet another obesity startup and a failed study from Google’s secretive anti-aging company Calico. And what are the hosts’ New Year’s resolutions? Read the rest…

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STAT+: A new list ranks large pharmaceutical companies by research and development

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If you want a large pharmaceutical company to invent a new drug, your best bet is probably AstraZeneca. That’s the message from the 12th edition of the Pharmaceutical Innovation and Invention Index, produced by the consultancy Idea Pharma, which was released Thursday at the STAT Breakthrough Summit.

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STAT+: Pharma still ‘falling short’ in providing access to low- and middle-income countries, analysis finds

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Although more pharmaceutical companies are tailoring their business models to focus on low-income countries, a new analysis finds that overall industry efforts remain limited and patient access continues to suffer as a result.

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STAT+: As pharmaceutical companies bemoan Medicare’s drug negotiations, hospitals and doctors stay mum

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The pharmaceutical industry has been up in arms over Medicare’s first list of 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to negotiations. But other major parts of the health care industry — hospitals, doctors, and other providers — have refrained from either lending support or criticizing the government’s process.

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STAT+: An ‘insane’ calculus: A pharma company raised price for a rare disease drug 150% to cover Medicaid rebates

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Four months ago, a small pharmaceuticals company bought a medicine used to combat a rare growth disorder in children and quickly raised the list price by 150%. But the company, Eton Pharmaceuticals, argues there is no other way to keep its treatment on the market and make a profit.

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STAT+: FDA tells drugmakers to redo studies run by a contract research firm due to data integrity issues

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During an April 2023 inspection at Raptim facilites in Nava Mumbai, India, FDA inspectors found “objectionable conditions” that led them to conclude the company falsified data in testing for multiple subjects and samples across multiple studies, according to a letter sent last week to the pharmaceutical companies.