Tag: Big Pharma

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Skewering pharma CEOs for price gouging

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The first round of presidential debates left progressives wondering whether Biden was giving them the stiff arm, but the entire debacle made viewers appalled by the chaos which erupted between candidates. Also, it’s a buyer’s market for the HuffPost publication, which Verizon owns and has dubbed a money pit for the telecommunications giant. … Read More >Skewering pharma CEOs for price gouging

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Controversy at the 1st debate, after RGB, big pharma price gouging

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The presidential debate between Biden and Trump shocked anyone with an understanding of politics in the USA and its history. Media pundits want to talk about how Trump violated procedures and norms but Lee Camp reports on the many ways that the showdown ultimately holds up the status quo which neither of the parties are willing to question. … Read More >Controversy at the 1st debate, after RGB, big pharma price gouging

Categories Asia & Pacific

Western pharma is ‘all about profit’: Philippines’ Duterte vows to solely procure coronavirus vaccines from Russia & China

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The Philippines’ president has promised to “kick the a**” of Western pharma giants if they try to negotiate supplying Covid-19 vaccines to Manila, adding that the country will procure such formulas only from Russia and China. … Read More >Western pharma is ‘all about profit’: Philippines’ Duterte vows to solely procure coronavirus vaccines from Russia & China

Categories USA

Trump signs executive order to lower prescription drug prices, says it’ll force Big Pharma to give US lower rates

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President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on prescription drugs, which he said will force the makers of pharmaceuticals to give US consumers the same lower prices that they charge in Canada and other countries. … Read More >Trump signs executive order to lower prescription drug prices, says it’ll force Big Pharma to give US lower rates

Categories Latin America

Big Pharma Sees Brazil as Battleground Against Russia & China’s Anti-COVID Vaccines, Academic Says

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The country’s President Jair Bolsonaro has been repeatedly subjected to criticism for his handling of the pandemic by international and domestic observers. Speaking to The Guardian last Saturday, ex-Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta … Read More >Big Pharma Sees Brazil as Battleground Against Russia & China’s Anti-COVID Vaccines, Academic Says

Categories EU

BIG PHARMA steered public money away from pandemic research and into PROFIT-MAKING projects for years – watchdog

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EU money intended for underfunded public-benefit research such as preparing for a pandemic has been diverted by the pharmaceutical industry into areas where it can make more money, according to a scathing new report. … Read More >BIG PHARMA steered public money away from pandemic research and into PROFIT-MAKING projects for years – watchdog