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Talarico and Cuban team up on Health Care plan that will go after vertically integrated health-care groups, PBMs, insurance companies and hospital networks.

Cuban: “I’ve spent a long time working to reduce the cost of healthcare for everybody – politicians in Washington have not. ... The plan James has put together will accomplish exactly that, which is why I am supporting it,”. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/27/texas-senate-james-talarico-mark-cuban-healthcare.html #HealthCare #Talarico #Cuban #Politics #Senate #USGov #PBMs #PrescriptionDrugs #GenericDrugs #Drugs #Cost-of-Living #Affordability #Insurance

#RxInspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides #Drug Info the #FDA Won’t
Even though #genericdrugs make up 90% of #prescriptions dispensed in the #US, the FDA only provides piecemeal information about them. It’s scattered across different websites with no easy way to link #drugs to their manufacturers, factory locations and regulatory track records. Over many months, journalists connected that data.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-prescription-drug-lookup

ProPublica: ProPublica Publishes Unreleased Data on the Origins of Generic Prescription Drugs. “The data, which ProPublica created by linking several FDA datasets, has never been made available by the agency before. It will allow anyone to connect prescriptions to the facilities they were manufactured in by linking National Drug Code numbers to FDA Establishment Identifiers of drug […]

https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-testing

https://www.404media.co/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

So many things we could be doing and need to be doing. But the President is afraid of wind, looking to annex Greenland and start a war with Venezuela, and make America white again.

#flock #genericdrugs #fda @ProPublica @404mediaco

EU’s wastewater directive imposes unsustainable costs, warn Czech pharma stakeholders https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/eus-wastewater-directive-imposes-unsustainable-costs-warn-czech-pharma-stakeholders/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Czechia #EUPharmaPackage #genericdrugs #wastewater

US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply - Enlarge / Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Adderall XR brand medication arrang... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017093 #drugshortages #genericdrugs #cancerdrugs #pharmacists #adderall #pharmacy #science #health #ashp #dea #fda

#IndiaUK #TradeTalks: don’t make it harder for the #health service

#Britain is pushing for #patent changes that could increase the cost of Indian #GenericDrugs, diverting more of the #NHS budget to #BigPharma
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/07/the-guardian-view-on-india-uk-trade-talks-dont-make-it-harder-for-the-health-service
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ProfitBeforeHealth #PrivateProfitPublicCost

#FTC Warns #Pharma Companies That It May Go After Them For Sham #Patent Listings Designed To Delay #GeneriDrug Competitors. The Federal Trade Commission has taken a dim view of sham patents registered by #pharmaceutical companies to spook competitors eager to release #genericdrugs.
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/18/ftc-warns-pharma-companies-that-it-may-go-after-them-for-sham-patent-listings-designed-to-delay-generic-competitors/

As Japan pushes for generic drugs to reach an 80% market share by volume, the aftermath of a series of manufacturing scandals is leading to shortages of the more affordable alternatives to brand-name medicine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/12/national/science-health/generic-drug-shortage-scandals/?utm_content=buffer3b838&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #pharmaceuticals #genericdrugs #medicine

Fascinating article by Ed Yong in #TheAtlantic about #cancer drug supply problems in the USA - and how a dysfunctional market in #genericdrugs is at the root of the issue

Anyone know of the same issues affect other countries as badly?

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/06/cancer-drug-market-dysfunction-supply-shortage/674512/?s=09

America's health care problem isn't limited to access and cost but there is a real problem with generic drugs not meeting any kind of standards. When a pharmacy switches one drug from one generic manufacturer to another there's the chance of wreaking serious havoc on those using that drug. And because supply is limited it's happening a lot. It's been a chaotic year for me and it's mostly related to this exact problem.

Worst yet, if you get a drug that doesn't work for you, you can't return it for a refund.

Our entire healthcare system is broken.

#GenericDrugs #Pharmacy #Healthcare

Polish pharma industry warns of manufacturing exodus https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/polish-pharma-industry-warns-of-manufacturing-exodus/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #drugspricing #genericdrugs #generics

Polish pharma industry warns of manufacturing exodus https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/polish-pharma-industry-warns-of-manufacturing-exodus/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #drugspricing #genericdrugs #generics

Sick of Big Pharma’s pricing, health insurers pledge $55M for cheap generics - Enlarge / A pharmacy technician grabs a bottle of drugs off a shelve at the central pharmacy of Int... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1648077 #pharmaceuticalindustry #bluecrossblueshield #healthinsurer #genericdrugs #drugpricing #science #civica

California considers state-brand drugs to fight “greedy pharmaceutical companies” - Enlarge / California Governor Gavin Newsom. (credit: Getty | AGUSTIN PAULLIER )
California could ... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1642177 #pharmaceuticalindustry #drugmanufacturing #healthcarecosts #genericdrugs #drugpricing #gavinnewsom #california #science #policy

Drug makers to pay $70 million over deals to keep cheap generics off the market - Enlarge / A Teva facility in France. (credit: Getty | Fred Dufour)
With four settlement agreemen... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1543617 #pharmaceuticalcompanies #pharmaceuticalindustry #genericdrugs #drugpricing #science

Drugmakers hiked prices 1,000% in massive price-fixing scheme, states allege - Enlarge / A Teva facility in France. (credit: Getty | Fred Dufour)
Twenty leading drug companies... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1504545 #pharmaceuticalindustry #genericdrugs #drugpricing #science #policy #pfizer #teva