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44 States Sue Drug Companies For Price Fixing
When was the last time you visited your pharmacy? Chances are, the trip left you reeling over a painful price tag. And many others think the same thing. So officials in 44 states have said enough is enough, taking on an apparent nationwide price-gouging conspiracy in what is sure to be a massive legal battle. A multi-state lawsuit has been filed against dozens of pharmaceutical companies accused of...
June 7, 2019
Doctors Across the Country Charged With Illegally Prescribing Narcotics
Federal officials have - charged 53 medical professionals - , including 31 doctors, with illegally prescribing and distributing narcotic pain killers. The April 2019 bust, conducted by the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force, proved to be the largest takedown of “whitecoat” opioid prescribers to date. The law enforcement effort focused on states most heavily impacted by the opioid...
June 5, 2019
Have Drug Companies Been Inventing Diseases?
Last year, the U.S. pharmaceutical industry made $450 billion in sales. That’s over - twice the revenue generated by all European drug companies combined. There’s no denying that drugs are big business in the U.S., with almost - 70% of the population being on at least one prescription drug. Unfortunately, some of the bestselling medications may be wholly unnecessary for the majority of people who take...
June 23, 2018