Everyone has those movies they love to watch over and over again. For STATus Report host Alex Hogan, the 1993 thriller “The Fugitive” has been in rotation since he was 8 years old. Recently, Hogan realized the movie’s plot — centered around a pharmaceutical company scandal — is exactly the kind of story STAT would … [Read more…]
Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can reach Katie on Signal at palmer.01. On Monday, Novo Nordisk announced a discount on its popular drugs for diabetes and obesity, Ozempic and Wegovy, cutting … [Read more…]
This article first appeared in the newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist.Pharmaceutical ads in the United States are annoying. Absurd. And almost uniquely American. In fact, only one other high-income country in the entire world — New Zealand — allows prescription drug companies to advertise directly to consumers. Everyone else has decided the downsides aren’t worth it. … [Read more…]
A Sun Pharmaceutical plant in India that has been repeatedly cited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for serious quality control issues failed another inspection last month over concerns the company was not doing enough to prevent medicines from becoming contaminated. The problems cited at the facility, which is located in Halol, involved a … [Read more…]
Amid ongoing anticipation over tariffs on pharmaceuticals, President Trump on Monday signed an executive order designed to lower regulatory hurdles and make it faster for drug companies to manufacture their products in the U.S. The move also includes plans to place more pressure on foreign drugmakers to comply with quality control inspections. At the top … [Read more…]