Tag: price
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Japan PM’s advisers urge annual review of drug prices
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic advisers, hoping to curb Japan's ballooning healthcare costs, proposed on Wednesday reforms to the way drug prices are set, a step opposed by foreign and domestic drug makers who say the changes will stifle investment. The proposals follow a decision to halve the price of Bristol Myers Squibb Co's cancer…
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Ohio lawmakers pass ‘heartbeat’ abortion legislation
Ohio lawmakers approved a bill that bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks after conception, clearing the way for one of the most stringent abortion restrictions in the United States if it becomes law. The Republican-led state House of Representatives and Senate passed the so-called “heartbeat” measure late…
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GSK cuts vaccine price for refugees, bowing to pressure
GlaxoSmithKline is cutting the price charged for its pneumococcal vaccine when given to refugees, following complaints about the product's “exorbitant” cost by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres. GSK said its offer was made on the basis that others would not seek to reference the special price, which is intended solely to support refugee populations. Pfizer…
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U.S. lawmakers question Mylan’s Medicaid EpiPen rebates
Two key U.S. congressional committee members on Friday called for an investigation into whether Mylan NV, under fire for raising the price of its EpiPen device, overcharged the government's low-income healthcare program for the allergy treatment. In a letter to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Senator Ron Wyden and Representative…
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U.S. lawmakers question Mylan’s Medicaid EpiPen rebates
Two key U.S. congressional committee members on Friday called for an investigation into whether Mylan NV, under fire for raising the price of its EpiPen device, overcharged the government's low-income healthcare program for the allergy treatment. In a letter to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Senator Ron Wyden and Representative…
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EPA: Flint’s new water will need 3 months or more of testing
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials say it will take at least three months of testing before Flint can distribute water from a new pipeline in the wake of its crisis with lead-tainted water.
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No Zika cases detected among Olympics participants: WHO
No Zika cases have so far been detected among athletes, spectators or other participants in last month's Olympic Games in Brazil, the World Health Organization said Friday. “We don't have any confirmed cases of Zika amongst travellers or amongst… the athletes,” Peter Salama, the WHO's chief on outbreaks and health emergencies, told reporters. The experts…
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FDA halts sale of some antibacterial hand, body wash products
The move affects 2,100 products, or roughly 40 percent of the over-the-counter antibacterial soap market, Dr. Theresa Michele, director of the FDA’s division of nonprescription drug products, told reporters on a conference call. The ruling does not affect alcohol-based hand sanitizers or antibacterial products used in hospitals and clinics. The agency said it is banning…
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20 Democratic senators blast steep price hike for EpiPens
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of growing concern in Congress, 20 Democratic senators are demanding answers about steep price hikes for the life-saving EpiPen injector device.
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20 Democratic senators blast steep price hike for EpiPens
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of growing concern in Congress, 20 Democratic senators are demanding answers about steep price hikes for the life-saving EpiPen injector device.