pharmaceuticals Archives

Does Walmart Sell Insulin for $25 a Vial Without a Prescription?

7 February 2019

The question centers on a different type of insulin than most diabetics are currently prescribed.

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Insulin Probe on Deck as Congress Opens Drug Price Hearings

29 January 2019

Sen. Charles Grassley says he's heard stories of people reducing their insulin doses to save...

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US Medical Marketing Reaches $30 Billion, Drug Ads Top Surge

8 January 2019

Spending on consumer-focused ads climbed fastest. But marketing to doctors and other health professionals still...

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Did Alex Smith Die at Age 26 Because He Couldn’t Afford Insulin?

24 September 2018

The Minneapolis man suffered from type 1 diabetes and had begun rationing his insulin because...

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Did a Texas Teacher Named Heather Holland Die Because She Couldn’t Afford Flu Medicine? The 38-year-old's death from complications of influenza became an internet cause célèbre after it was...

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Has Rep. Joe Kennedy Received $348,000 in Donations from the Pharmaceutical Industry?

2 February 2018

A meme targeting the Democratic lawmaker gets some, but not all, of the facts right.

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