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President Trump’s U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently upped the ante against fraud, abuse, and profiteering in the medical and pharmaceutical industry by announcing charges against 601 people, particularly 76 doctors, 23 pharmacists, and 19 nurses. These frauds allegedly totaled over US$2 billion in losses and contributed to the…
Another Big Pharma company has been caught in the act – again — by government authorities of cheating its number one constituents – its consumers! Insys Therapeutics has been incriminated of creating “fake cancer patients” to help boost the sales of its drug Subsys. Use of the drug Subsys by…
Attorney Jonathan Emord says that the FDA’s system of drug review is designed to protect and advance the interest of the drug industry. This is contrary to the main role FDA is supposed to play in the government. “A lot of people don’t realize this but; FDA never tests the…
FDA’s main role is to make sure that drugs are properly tested to be approved safe. This is the very reason why pharmaceutical companies weaseled their ways to allure the FDA panels. Once approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), drugs are deemed safe. However, according to The Washington…
It seems to be a story fit for the Middle Ages when a plague (now known as “bubonic plague”) ravaged most of Europe, killing millions of people. Well, another hue and cry made everyone scared again when global media reported that thousands of people were infected and 143 people died…
Drug dependence is becoming more common among those who need regular medication for serious, chronic, or debilitating diseases like diabetes or cancer. In diabetes, “statin drugs” or cholesterol-lowering drugs are more of the norm, and it has reached a point that one cannot function well without them sometimes. Or can…
