Drug Companies
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Canadian drug companies facing $1.1B lawsuit over opioid crisisDrug companies are facing a class action lawsuit about their role in the opioid crisis in Canada.HealthMay 15, 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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Alberta pharmacists turn to social media to spread word about drug shortagesThe owner of a Medicine Shoppe in Sherwood Park says pharmacists are seeing widespread shortages across just about every category of prescription medicine required.CanadaNov 23, 2018
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Health Canada bans products from Chinese drug factory tied to blood pressure medication recallA Chinese maker of valsartan, an ingredient in recently-recalled blood pressure medications, does not meet manufacturing standards, says Health Canada.HealthOct 2, 2018
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Scott Thompson: British Columbia steps up to hold big pharma to account for opioid crisisB.C. is suing opioid manufacturers. Scott Thompson says he's surprised it has taken so long for a Canadian government to take such action.Aug 30, 2018
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B.C. government launches lawsuit against opioid manufacturers to recoup overdose crisis costsThe British Columbia government announced Wednesday it is suing 40 companies in connection with manufacturing opioids.HealthAug 29, 2018
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Ontario considers requiring disclosure of pharmaceutical payments made to doctorsTen major pharmaceutical companies released data last month showing they had paid nearly $50 million to Canadian health-care professionals and organizations last year.HealthJul 24, 2017
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Companies will be named and shamed for failing to post drug shortages: ministerCanada's health minister says companies will be required to post drug shortages on a new website or risk being named and shamed.HealthFeb 10, 2015
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