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By  Ed Silverman
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
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US taxpayers are funding a Zika vaccine. Let’s make sure US patients can afford it

By Ed Silverman

Hepatitis C protest
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The Trump administration could bring down drug prices. But it would take guts

By Ed Silverman

Scott Gottlieb
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Dear Scott Gottlieb: Add new warnings to Paxil labels. You may save a life

By Ed Silverman

Regeneron HQ
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How a $37,000-a-year medicine sets a good model for drug pricing

By Ed Silverman

Paxil
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Here’s one drug safety rule the FDA should enact — quickly

By Ed Silverman

Trump
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Dear Mr. President: Your view of the FDA is misguided. Here’s why

By Ed Silverman

Mike Pence
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Dear Vice President Pence: Stop peddling false hopes to dying patients

By Ed Silverman

Stephen J. Ubl
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Pharma trade group vows to review membership criteria, but is this an empty promise?

By Ed Silverman

Trump pharma
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Dear President Trump: Your big idea on drug pricing is half-baked

By Ed Silverman

PHrMA GoBold
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Drug industry ad campaign may be too late to save its reputation

By Ed Silverman

Donald Trump
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Trump is considering a radical to lead FDA. That’s dangerous for public health

By Ed Silverman

Trump Pharma Industry
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Trump should be good medicine for the pharmaceutical industry. Here’s why

By Ed Silverman

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Pharma may have defeated Prop 61, but state battles over pricing will continue

By Ed Silverman

Proposition 61 - pharmalot
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Californians can sock it to ‘greedy’ pharma. But will ballot vote bring down drug prices?

By Ed Silverman

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Health officials should reject latest gambit by EpiPen maker to feed at the public trough

By Ed Silverman

Heather Bresch
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Behind the grandstanding, Congress may have taken a key step to clarifying drug prices

By Ed Silverman

Brent Saunders
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Allergan CEO looks smart for pledging to rein in prices. But will it make a difference?

By Ed Silverman

IV Chemo
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The secretive system for vetting cancer drug use needs an urgent overhaul

By Ed Silverman

Heather Bresch
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An open letter to Mylan CEO Heather Bresch about EpiPen pricing

By Ed Silverman

Peter Shumlin
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Laws to shed light on drug pricing strategies probably won’t work

By Ed Silverman

Medical Textbook
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Pharma should not be allowed a loophole for reporting financial ties to docs

By Ed Silverman

Pharmacy Benefit Managers
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The ‘gouge factor’: Big companies want transparency in drug price negotiations

By Ed Silverman

Rising drug cost
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Pharma trade group says price gougers are outliers, but then accepts two more

By Ed Silverman

Pfizer
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Pfizer wins big in opioid deal with Chicago. But what does the city get?

By Ed Silverman

Aspen FDA
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Independence would be good for the FDA and the public

By Ed Silverman

Drug Industry Overstates Patents
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Drug industry overstates impact of patent reviews on innovation

By Ed Silverman

Novartis Colombia
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Novartis, Colombia face off over cancer drug cost

By Ed Silverman

DNA Money
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To get over sticker shock, new payment models are needed for gene therapies

By Ed Silverman

Antibiotics Pharmacy
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Cash prizes for pharma are needed to fight superbugs

By Ed Silverman

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