Big Pharma
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Cashing in on a cure: affiliate of Oxycontin-maker sets sights on naloxone marketMundipharma’s antidote, a naloxone nasal spray called Nyxoid, was recently approved in New Zealand, Europe and Australia.HealthDec 15, 2019
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Drug companies challenging Trudeau government policy aimed at lowering pricesThe 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.CanadaAug 23, 2019
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Big pharma paid $151M to doctors, hospitals in 2017-18, but we don’t know who got paid or whyThere are a number of ways drug companies can pay doctors for work, including delivering speeches and participating in clinical trials.FeaturesAug 19, 2019
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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.HealthAug 12, 2019
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Big pharma pours millions into medical schools — here’s how it can impact educationThe 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.HealthAug 12, 2019
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Bernie Sanders joins group of U.S. diabetics coming to Ontario to buy cheaper insulinTypically, 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.HealthJul 28, 2019
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Giant heroin spoon sculpture appears outside offices of Rhode Island-based pharmaceutical companyArtist 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.HealthFeb 8, 2019
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Online pharmacy Canada Drugs fined $34M for importing counterfeit cancer drugsU.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.CanadaApr 13, 2018
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NDP MP calls on Ottawa to investigate drug companies selling opioidsVancouver Kingsway MP Don Davies says Ottawa should immediately launch an investigation into whether pharmaceutical companies properly informed users of the addictive qualities of some drugs, including opioids.PoliticsApr 12, 2018
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Scott Thompson: Is big pharma helping opioid crisis?What no one is asking is, how did we get here and who is responsible? That is where the solution lies.BlogsNov 15, 2017
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