Big Pharma

• Trump says U.S. drug prices will drop under new deals with pharma companies

  Under the deals, each drugmaker will cut prices on most drugs sold to the Medicaid program for low-income people, administration officials said, promising 'massive savings.'

  U.S. News

  Dec 19
  
• Poilievre vows to sue drug makers over opioid crisis to fund addiction treatment

  Poilievre made the pledge during a stop in Metro Vancouver, a region of the country he has routinely criticized for its embrace of safe supply sites and decriminalization.

  Politics

  Mar 14, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• Cashing in on a cure: affiliate of Oxycontin-maker sets sights on naloxone market

  Mundipharma’s antidote, a naloxone nasal spray called Nyxoid, was recently approved in New Zealand, Europe and Australia.

  Health

  Dec 15, 2019
• Advertisement
• Drug companies challenging Trudeau government policy aimed at lowering prices

  The filing ratchets up a confrontation between the pharmaceutical industry and the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which has vowed to make affordability a key plank of its election campaign.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2019
• Big pharma paid $151M to doctors, hospitals in 2017-18, but we don’t know who got paid or why

  There are a number of ways drug companies can pay doctors for work, including delivering speeches and participating in clinical trials.

  Features

  Aug 19, 2019
• What are medical schools’ policies on pharma interaction?

  Medical schools across Canada have their own policies on pharma donations and industry interaction. Here's what they are.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2019
• Big pharma pours millions into medical schools — here’s how it can impact education

  The opioid crisis has highlighted the power of drug manufacturers when it comes to swaying physicians' prescribing habits, but exposure to industry starts much earlier on.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2019
• Bernie Sanders joins group of U.S. diabetics coming to Ontario to buy cheaper insulin

  Typically, a vial of insulin Type 1 diabetics need to regulate their blood sugar costs about US$340 in the United States, roughly 10 times the price in Canada.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2019
• Advertisement
• Giant heroin spoon sculpture appears outside offices of Rhode Island-based pharmaceutical company

  Artist Domenic Esposito is protesting the opioid crisis by placing a giant sculpture of a burnt spoon in front of the offices of a Rhode Island pharmaceutical company.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2019
• Advertisement
• Online pharmacy Canada Drugs fined $34M for importing counterfeit cancer drugs

  U.S. prosecutors say Canada Drugs’ business model is based entirely on illegally importing unapproved and misbranded drugs not just from Canada, but from all over the world.

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2018