February 21, 2017
Company-funded studies of approved drugs may not catch safety issues
Studies drug companies fund after medicines go on sale may be too small to detect rare side effects, a recent German study suggests.
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Tag: drugs
January 13, 2017
Pharma company executives debate drug pricing increases
The pharmaceutical industry is typically reluctant to talk about U.S. drug prices, generally the highest in the world due to a combination of market fragmentation and free market policies. But recent high-profile price hikes by Mylan NV, Turing Pharmaceuticals and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International have raised the ire of consumers and lawmakers.
November 4, 2016
Drugmakers under fire for possible U.S. price fixing
Two prominent U.S. lawmakers on Thursday called on federal antitrust regulators to probe whether Sanofi SA, Eli Lilly and Co, Merck…
November 19, 2015
American Medical Association calls for ban on direct to consumer advertising of RX drugs and medical devices
The United States and New Zealand are the only two countries in the world that allow direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs.
September 29, 2015
Switzerland: Suspected crime connected with medicinal products. Swissmedic investigates
Several individuals in German-speaking Switzerland are suspected of offences against the Therapeutic Products Act.