Tag: pharmaceutical industry

In clinical trials, drug manufacturers Sage Therapeutics and Biogen said the zuranolone pill quickly reduced postpartum symptoms such as depression and other cognitive issues.

"Big Pharma gets us coming and going—they charge Americans sky-high prices and they pay absolute rock-bottom taxes, not anywhere near a fair share."

“This is a drug that was invented with taxpayer dollars by scientists at UCLA and can be purchased in Canada for one-fifth the U.S. price."

The changes, which represent a 70 percent decrease in price, will go into effect at the end of 2023.

"Without public investment, there would be no mRNA vaccines."

"Insulin manufacturers have shown time and time again that they will put their CEOs' profits over patients' lives."

Any pharmacy can provide the pills to patients as long at drugstores and large chains have completed the certification process.

"Patients fought hard for the reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act—and we won't let Big Pharma and its allies' fearmongering scare us."

The best way to get alternatives to the current patent system was to have examples of successful drugs developed without relying on patent monopolies.

"Pharma execs are celebrating their own greed with a round of back-slapping awards and swigging champagne."