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  1. DATE: September 11, 2025 at 07:00PM
    SOURCE: BioWorld MedTech

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    .@FDADeviceInfo cracking down on #prescriptiondrug #ads

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  2. #RFKJr.'s latest 'Make America Healthy Again' report calls for more scrutiny of [#ConspiracyTheories] #vaccines & #autism

    The #Trump admin directed the nation’s #PublicHealth & #environmental agencies to prioritize investigations into #vaccine *injuries*, #PrescriptionDrug use & autism’s causes in its latest “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday.

    #disinformation #idiocracy #kakistocracy
    apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-trum

  3. #FTC Sues #PBMs for Jacking Up Insulin $
    "3 largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)— #middlemen [aka #parasites] tt sit btw #patients, drug cos, & pharmacies in #prescriptiondrug trxns—for practices tt hv spiked the cost of #insulin by over 1200% over the past 2 decades.. PBMs use formularies to provide exclusive or near-excl use of certain types of insulins.. PBMs aren't preferring lowest-price insulins, but ones tt give them highest #rebates, which is how they #profit"
    prospect.org/health/2024-09-20

  4. Blockbuster weight-loss drugs slashed from NC state plan over ballooning costs - Enlarge / Wegovy is an injectable prescription weight loss medicine tha... - arstechnica.com/?p=1999703 #prescriptiondrugpricing #insurancecoverage #prescriptiondrug #northcarolina #weightloss #insurance #science #health #wegovy #glp-1

  5. COVID antiviral Paxlovid to see price increase following 400% vaccine hike - Enlarge / A box of Paxlovid, the Pfizer antiviral drug. (credit: Getty ... - arstechnica.com/?p=1976723 #pharmaceuticalindustry #prescriptiondrug #albertbourla #drugpricing #anti-viral #covid-19 #paxlovid #health #bourla #pfizer #covid

  6. Huge telehealth fraud indictment may wreak havoc for Adderall users, CDC warns - Enlarge / Ten milligram tablets of the hyperactivity drug, Adderall, ma... - arstechnica.com/?p=2031787 #departmentofjustice #prescriptiondrug #illicitdrugs #doneglobal #stimulants #telehealth #adderall #fentanyl #overdose #science #health #fraud #adhd #cdc

  7. Throughout #Biden’s 1st term, the #UnitedStates has seen a decrease in the #unemployment rate, a rise in real #wages for most #workers, & a drop in the #violent #crime rate. Biden, w/#Democrats in #Congress, has also passed historic investments in #infrastructure & #HealthCare, along w/measures to reduce #PrescriptionDrug costs & increase access to #abortion in the wake of #Dobbs.
    #BidenHarris2024
    dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/

  8. The interaction of #PrescriptionDrug pricing and #HealthInsurance is insane. I just discovered that my copay on a drug I take is 2.5 times as much ($112 vs. $44) *for the same quantity of medication* if the drug is packaged in 75 mg. capsules instead of 150 mg. WTF????

  9. Pfizer CEO claims 400% price hike on COVID vaccines will be “free” - Enlarge / Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with... - arstechnica.com/?p=1899355 #pharmaceuticalindustry #prescriptiondrug #drugprices #covid-19 #science #vaccine #pfizer

  10. COVID antiviral Paxlovid to see price increase following 400% vaccine hike - Enlarge / A box of Paxlovid, the Pfizer antiviral drug. (credit: Getty ... - arstechnica.com/?p=1976723 #pharmaceuticalindustry #prescriptiondrug #albertbourla #drugpricing #anti-viral #covid-19 #paxlovid #health #bourla #pfizer #covid

  11. COVID antiviral Paxlovid to see price increase following 400% vaccine hike - Enlarge / A box of Paxlovid, the Pfizer antiviral drug. (credit: Getty ... - arstechnica.com/?p=1976723 #pharmaceuticalindustry #prescriptiondrug #albertbourla #drugpricing #anti-viral #covid-19 #paxlovid #health #bourla #pfizer #covid

  12. COVID antiviral Paxlovid to see price increase following 400% vaccine hike - Enlarge / A box of Paxlovid, the Pfizer antiviral drug. (credit: Getty ... - arstechnica.com/?p=1976723 #pharmaceuticalindustry #prescriptiondrug #albertbourla #drugpricing #anti-viral #covid-19 #paxlovid #health #bourla #pfizer #covid

  13. COVID antiviral Paxlovid to see price increase following 400% vaccine hike - Enlarge / A box of Paxlovid, the Pfizer antiviral drug. (credit: Getty ... - arstechnica.com/?p=1976723 #pharmaceuticalindustry #prescriptiondrug #albertbourla #drugpricing #anti-viral #covid-19 #paxlovid #health #bourla #pfizer #covid