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BC Has Launched a Class Action Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers
Oxycontin producer Purdue Pharma is one of 40 defendants accused of driving up health costs.
How Trump's FDA Pick Will Shred the Healthcare Safety Net
Scott Gottlieb has a background in dishing hot stock tips and a bank account lined with money from drug companies.
Congress Used Dying Kids and Slick PR to Sell America a Handout to Big Pharma
The 21st Century Cures Act was passed thanks to an army of lobbyists and a PR campaign that preyed on dying children who are unlikely to benefit from it.
'Female Viagra' Fails to Reach Climax Supporters Hoped For
Despite months of press, the long-awaited debut of Addyi—commonly known as "female Viagra"—was a flop, for multiple reasons. We talked to one of the drug's few vocal advocates about what, exactly, she sees in it.
When Drug Startups Make Big Pharma Look Like the Good Guy
In which a recently formed pharmaceutical company run by a disgraced hedge fund manager starts charging $750 a pill for an essential drug.
Sick and Poor? Drug Researchers Aren't Interested
Research studies are not just concentrated by income, they're concentrated according to where researchers are located.