6 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Were Buried So Big Pharma Could Make Money

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"New meds are rushed to the market so industry can start making money even before safety has been determined."

Big Data Big Pharma = Big Money | Common Dreams

Big Data Big Pharma = Big Money | Common Dreams
"Need another reminder of how much drugmakers spend to discover what doctors are prescribing? Look no further than new documents from the leading keeper of such data."

7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money

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"A settlement for death or injuries down the road is just the cost of doing business."

Sex, Bribes, and Big Pharma

SCOTUS Gave Big Pharma the Right to Kill & Maim

How Big Pharma Drives Up Medicare Spending Without Improving Seniors’ Health

How Big Pharma Drives Up Medicare Spending Without Improving Seniors’ Health: The Medicare Part D prescription drug program for seniors wasted $1.4 billion paying for brand name drugs that were no more effective than their cheaper, generic counterparts, according to a new study by the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System. That excess spending was driven in large part by pharmaceutical companies’ efforts to delay generic drug [...]/p

How A Pharma Giant Used The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal To Profit At The Expense Of Elderly Americans

How A Pharma Giant Used The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal To Profit At The Expense Of Elderly Americans: Amgen Inc. — one of America’s largest biotech and pharmaceutical companies — has had a rough couple of months. In December, the firm was fined $762 million for illegally promoting drugs and defrauding Medicare. And now lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are looking to undo a little-noticed provision that Amgen successfully lobbied for [...]/p