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J&J joins in on industry price hiking; almost 500 drug prices increased in 2019 so far
January 11, 2019Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Stelara, US, Xarelto, Zytiga, pharma, price hikes
It’s only the second week of the New Year, and Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to hike the prices …
Pfizer to resume price hiking in 2019; 41 drugs set to increase
November 20, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Trump, pharma, price hikes, price hiking, pricing
American pharma firm Pfizer has revealed plans to increase the prices of 41 medicines, the equivalent of 10% of its …
AstraZeneca announces price freezes while earnings drop by 28%
July 26, 2018Business Services, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Trump, price freezes, price hikes
The Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca has joined Pfizer and others in halting price hikes until the end of 2018. AstraZeneca …
Merck joins Pizer and Novartis in reducing drug prices
July 20, 2018Medical Communications Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Trump, Twitter, price hikes
Merck & Co. have joined Pfizer and Novartis in halting price increases on medicines in the United States. The American …
Donald Trump thanks Novartis for halting price hikes
July 20, 2018Medical Communications Novartis, Pfizer, Trump, Twitter, price hikes
Donald Trump has thanked Swiss multinational Novartis for halting price hikes on prescription drugs in the United States. The US …
Unfazed by Trump, Pfizer hikes prices for 100 of its drugs
July 3, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, President trump, Trump, pharma, price hikes
After a campaign full of not-so-veiled threats directed at the pharma industry, and a presidency which has so far failed …
PhRMA launches lawsuit against the state of California over anti-price hike bill
December 11, 2017Sales and Marketing Drug pricing, PhRMA, california, pharma, price hikes
The state of California has become the target of legal action after the lobbying group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of …
Price hiking: US pharma’s elephant in the room
October 26, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bernie Sanders, Martin Shkreli, Mylan, Sanofi, Turing Pharmaceuticals, price hikes
Mylan’s recent EpiPen price inflation scandal has reignited a seemingly never-ending debate on the power of drug companies to charge …
NHS suppliers investigated over 1000% price hikes
October 26, 2016Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, price hikes
The Competition and Marketing Authority has launched an investigation into a number of drug companies following claims that 32 drugs …
Clinton announces plan to tackle “unjustified price hikes”
September 5, 2016Sales and Marketing Drug pricing, Shkreli, US, clinton, generic drugs, president, price hikes
US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has outlined a wide-ranging set of proposals to tackle what she calls the “unjustified price …
Valeant’s outgoing CEO subpoenaed by US congressional committee
March 29, 2016Medical Communications, Research and Development Drug pricing, Michael Pearson, US, Valeant, committee, pearson, pharma, price hikes, senate aging committee, subpoena, subpoenaed
The US Senate Aging Committee has announced the issuing of a subpoena to the outgoing CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Michael …
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