Enlarge this image The U.S. is the most lucrative market for drugmakers, but they often pay more in taxes overseas. Jim Watson/AFP…
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Senators ask CEOs why their drugs cost so much more in the U.S.
by Sydney Lupkin February 8, 2024Enlarge this image Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, pressed executives from Bristol Myers…
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Enlarge this image Drug price hikes appear to be moderate this year, with some drug prices falling. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption toggle…
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How rock-bottom prices drive shortages of generic drugs used in hospitals
by Sydney Lupkin December 28, 2023Enlarge this image The former Akorn pharmaceutical plant in Decatur, Ill., that made a wide range of generic drugs used in hospitals…
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A new test could save arthritis patients time, money and pain. But will it be used?
by Arthur Allen December 20, 2023Enlarge this image A new precision medicine test could help doctors and patients zero in on the right arthritis drug much sooner.…
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White House proposes to ‘march in’ on patents for costly drugs
by Sydney Lupkin December 7, 2023Enlarge this image Activists protest the prices of prescription drug outside the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., in…
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Enlarge this image Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent, questions Dr. Monica…
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5 things to know about the FDA’s flawed approach to accelerated drug approvals
by Sydney Lupkin July 25, 2022Enlarge this image Kristi Alcayaga’s teenage son, Michael, was able to try a cancer drug called clofarabine that got an accelerated approval…