Enlarge this image With drug prices in the election spotlight, the pharmaceutical industry’s main trade group raised its revenue and spending. PeopleImages/Getty…
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Enlarge this image Philip Kirby says he felt pressured into taking Vivitrol for his heroin addiction by his drug court treatment program.…
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Enlarge this image Vicki Reid, right, holds a likeness of John Martin, who was then CEO of the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.…
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Enlarge this image Katherine Streeter for NPR Katherine Streeter for NPR It wasn’t long ago that there were no treatments for multiple…
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Enlarge this image The anti-inflammatory drug Bextra was taken off the market because it increased the risk of heart attack and stroke.…
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Enlarge this image Using surrogate endpoints can speed up testing of new drugs, but doesn’t always find out if they actually help…
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Sen. Grassley Launches Inquiry Into Orphan Drug Law’s Effect On Prices
by NPR February 10, 2017Enlarge this image Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is looking into how the Orphan Drug Act may be affecting a…
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Michael Mullan/Ikon Images/Getty Images Back in 2014, federal officials settled on what they thought would be a straightforward fix to curb abusive…