The National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices

10/27/2014

Bangor Daily News
Don’t believe the misleading attacks aimed at keeping safe, affordable drugs from Mainers
http://www.reducedrugprices.org/read.asp?news=6946

A recent opinion column in the Bangor Daily News shows the extent to which the Maine Pharmacy and Maine Retail associations will go to protect their profits while restricting access to affordable and lifesaving medications for Mainers.

06/09/2014

The industry suffered a setback when a federal judge tossed its trade group from a lawsuit filed to prevent Maine from allowing state residents to import prescription drugs from some foreign pharmacies.

04/29/2014

http://www.pressherald.com/opinion/Maine_Voices__Pharmaceutical_patent_exemption_points_to_power_of_money_in_politics_.html

04/29/2014

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/04/24/drugmakers-lobbying-medicare-payments/8055901/

The 10 drug makers that are the biggest beneficiaries of Medicare drug funding spent more than $218 million to lobby Congress and the executive branch between 2009 and 2013.

04/29/2014

http://www.propublica.org/article/where-are-the-low-cost-cancer-treatments?utm_source=et&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter

Big Pharma’s focus on blockbuster cancer drugs squeezes out research into potential treatments that are more affordable. Says one researcher: “What is scientific and sexy is driven by what can be monetized.”

04/19/2014

http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2014/04/new-article-on-failure-to-warn-tort-liability-in-drug-cases.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConsumerLawPolicyBlog+%28Consumer+Law+%26+Policy+Blog%29

Should assessment of a drug's labeling be the bottom line in deciding whether a drug manufacturer has failed adequately to warn doctors of a drug's hazards? Or should tort law take into account marketing by the manufacturer's drug reps, who...

04/14/2014

The proposal would require pharmacy benefits managers to report an aggregate dollar amount they pocket for all claims to health insurers.

04/13/2014

http://pharmamkting.blogspot.com/2014/04/are-fdas-efforts-to-improve-adverse.html

A "Must Read" Blog for Insiders. --Wall Street Journal "...often-entertaining, always informative..." --MedAdNews

04/13/2014

http://pharmamkting.blogspot.com/2014/04/tsk-tsk-takeda-may-pay-6-billion.html

A "Must Read" Blog for Insiders. --Wall Street Journal "...often-entertaining, always informative..." --MedAdNews

04/01/2014

http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/ftc-aiming-1b-pay-delay-patent-settlement-year/2014-03-31?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

The Federal Trade Commission is so fed up with "pay-for-delay" pharma deals, that it's hoping to reach a $1 billion settlement in at least one pharma antitrust case this year....

03/27/2014

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/mar/26/bill-would-make-california-first-state-to-drug/

Saying that unused and expired medications piling up in household cabinets are creating a serious public health problem , Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson on Wednesday pushed a bill asking for the drug industry's help.

03/27/2014

http://www.reducedrugprices.org/read.asp?news=6882

The money Americans could save on brand name drugs by shopping at safe international online pharmacies continued to increase in 2013.