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HHS Secretary Alex Azar accused of overruling FDA on COVID-19 test quality reviews
September 16, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, FDA, US, USA
Allegations have emerged accusing US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar of overruling the FDA over the review of …
US won’t join COVAX coronavirus vaccine initiative because it is linked to the WHO
September 2, 2020Research and Development Trump, Trump Administration, US, USA
The US has said it will not participate in an international effort to develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine.COVAX is …
Europe sells Iran medicine, defying US sanctions
April 1, 2020Research and Development Iran, Iran Sanctions, Iran US, USA, coronavirus
France, Germany and the UK have announced the sale of medicinal goods to Iran, bypassing US sanctions on the country …
US lawmakers call for FDA office in Israel
November 26, 2019Manufacturing and Production FDA, Golan Heights, Israel FDA, Netanyahu, Trump, USA, congress, israel
A bipartisan group of 21 US members of Congress has called for the establishment of an FDA office in Israel, …
Senate puts forward bipartisan bill to lower price of drugs
July 24, 2019Research and Development PBMs, Senate, USA, access, bipartisan, pharma, pricing
The Senate Finance Committee has introduced a bipartisan bill that aimed at lowering the prices Medicare pays for pharmaceutical drugs. …
Ohio prosecutors file charges against opioid distributor Miami-Luken
July 22, 2019Sales and Marketing US, USA, West Virginia, criminal case, opioid crisis, opioids
Federal prosecutors in Cincinnati have filed criminal charges against opioid distributor Miami-Luken, and four others, over the role they played …
Trump administration drops law to end rebates for PBMs
July 11, 2019Medical Communications PBMs, Rebates, Trump, USA, pharma, us politics
The Trump administration has dropped plans to introduce a law which would end rebates on prescription drugs under Medicare. The …
US Judge blocks Trump administration law requiring pharma to include prices in TV ads
July 9, 2019Manufacturing and Production Amgen, Eli Lilly, MSD, TV ads, Trump, USA, court, pharma
A judge has blocked the Trump administration from enacting a law that would require pharmaceutical companies to include the prices …
FDA sharpen focus on pharmaceutical companies under Trump
July 5, 2019Medical Communications FDA, Obama, Trump, USA, pharma, regulation
The overall number of warning letters being sent out by the FDA has dropped under President Donald Trump, according to …
Donald Trump says he will not accept campaign money from pharma
April 30, 2019Manufacturing and Production Donald Trump, USA, campaign contributionss, pharma, politics
President Donald Trump has said he will not accept money from pharmaceutical companies in the run up to the 2020 …
Pharma boosts lobby spending in first quarter of 2019
April 24, 2019Research and Development PhRMA, Trump, USA, congress, lobbying, lobbyists, pharma
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) trade lobbyists have spent near record levels on lobbying in the first …
China approves Keytruda for non-small cell lung cancer
April 2, 2019Manufacturing and Production China, MSD, Merck and Co, USA, keytruda, lung cancer, pharma
US firm MSD has won approval for Keytruda in China. The cancer immunotherapy has thus become the first PD-1 inhibitor …
Venezuela relaunch pharmaceutical industry with Chinese and Russian backing
March 21, 2019Manufacturing and Production China, Maduro, Russia, USA, Venezuela, pharma
President Maduro has pledged to relaunch Venezuela’s pharmaceutical industry, as part of an effort to address shortages of medicines in …
Pharma execs testify in front of Senate of rising drug prices
February 27, 2019Research and Development Business, Senate hearing, USA, pharma, sfc
Senior Executives from seven major pharmaceutical companies, including AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck & Co., Pfizer, Sanofi and Johnson & …
US Department of Justice investigate J&J over Baby Powder allegations
February 22, 2019Medical Communications Cancer, J&J, JJ, Johnson and Johnson, USA, asbestos, oncology, talc
The Justice Department and US Securities and Exchanges Commission are investigation healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson over allegations that Johnson’s …
