Tag: Big Pharma
One in 12 doctors accepts opioid-related payments from drug companies
One in 12 doctors and approximately 1 in every 5 family medicine physicians have accepted payments related to opioids from pharmaceutical companies, according to...
Bipartisan coalition of attorneys general investigate opioid manufacturers
A coalition of 41 attorneys general, representing a majority of the states, announced the launch of an investigation into opioid manufacturers that sets to...
DEA allows anti-legalization pharma corporation to produce synthetic THC
After Insys Therapeutics, a wealthy pharmaceutical company, repeatedly opposed efforts to legalize marijuana, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) approved the company’s proposal to produce...
Pharma execs arrested for alleged kickback scheme
Six former executives and managers of pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics, Inc. were arrested on allegations including conspiracy to commit racketeering, bribing doctors, and fraud...
Big Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis: shattering a false framework
A swelling sentiment against pharmaceutical companies and their role in a nationwide opioid epidemic continues to gain traction. “The opioid community needed much more accurate...