Tag: prescription drugs

Order pushes for four-year delay in Medicare price talks for most prescription drugs, echoing pharma lobby demands and risking higher costs for patients.

As Novo Nordisk rakes in billions, Sen. Bernie Sanders and public health advocates demand answers on why U.S. patients are charged sky-high prices for life-saving drugs like Ozempic while generics could sell for a fraction of the cost.

Economic parity in health emergence: Sanders' rallying cry for global equity in WHO pandemic accord.

Sanders demanded a probe of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) patent proposal in a letter to Christi Grimm, inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

"This is the biggest defeat Big Pharma has ever suffered—and it won't be the last. We are going to keep fighting until every single person in America can get the medications they need."

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

"No one's religious beliefs should ever prevent access to essential lifesaving medication."

A federal judge in Ohio found the pharmacy chains accountable for filling prescriptions even after suspecting doctors were operating pill mills.

When patents can be worth enormous sums of money, companies will find ways to abuse the system.

The new campaign is calling on President Biden to take executive action to lower drug prices.