Congress Must Protect Inspector General from Retaliation, Bullying
April 27: Patients Over Pharma calls for Congress to protect HHS Inspector General from Trump bullying and intimidation May…
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Five Failures that Undermine President Trump’s COVID-19 “Great Success Story” He Will Try to Peddle Tonight
Tonight, President Trump will presumably stand in the shadow of Honest Abe and repeat the false claims that the past few months — which have seen more than 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19…
Read moreNEW POLL: Overwhelming Majority Wants Congress to Ensure That Drugs Developed with Taxpayer Dollars Are Affordable, Accessible to All
New polling aligns with Patients Over Pharma’s push for Congress to prioritize drug affordability in upcoming COVID-19 legislation Only 9% believe Big Pharma claim that patient protections and affordability guarantees…
Read morePatients Over Pharma to Congress: CARES 2 Must Include Strong Coronavirus Drug Affordability, Anti-Profiteering Provisions
READ: Patients Over Pharma op-ed laying out Coronavirus Drug Accountability and Transparency Plan Washington, DC – Today, Accountable.US president Kyle Herrig released additional details of Patients Over Pharma’s push for Congress to include strong…
Read morePANDEMIC PROFITEERING: Another Drug Company Caught Price Gouging on Coronavirus-Related Drugs
Axios: “Jaguar Health more than tripled the price of its lone FDA-approved drug, right after asking the federal government to expand the use of its drug to coronavirus patients”…
Read moreThreatening Scientists: A Trump Admin Pattern?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The New York Times reported yesterday that the Trump administration’s removal of a career official from his role at the Department of Health and Human…
Read moreNEW REPORT: Big Pharma Spent Nearly $50 Million on Lobbying in Opening Months of 2020
REVOLVING DOOR: Drug company lobbyists included former Trump officials Washington, DC – Today, Patients Over Pharma released a new analysis of lobbying disclosures that showed that major pharmaceutical companies and their trade…
Read moreNEW REPORT: Big Pharma Donation Bankrolling Anti-Quarantine Protests; Watchdog Group Calls on PhRMA to Demand Return of Donation
NY Times: “Among those fighting the orders are FreedomWorks…used their social media accounts and text and email lists to spread the word about protests across the country.” “FreedomWorks…
Read moreTrump Must Expand Defense Production Act to Address Nationwide Shortage of COVID-19 Drugs
THE HILL: “While much attention has been placed on the desperate hunt for more ventilators, the machines are useless unless they are accompanied by drugs to sedate…
Read moreBLOCKBUSTER NEW REPORT: TRUMP, ALLIES HAVE FINANCIAL INTEREST IN UNPROVEN CORONAVIRUS DRUG
NEW YORK TIMES: “If hydroxychloroquine becomes an accepted treatment, several pharmaceutical companies stand to profit, including shareholders and senior executives with connections to the president.” NYT: “…the president’s assertiveness in…
Read moreWatchdog Group Calls for FDA to Prioritize Public Health, Resist Inappropriate Pressure
“Gov. Mike DeWine…called President Trump over the weekend to ask a favor…Trump called up FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn. ‘And within a very short period of time…they got the approval.’”…
Read moreCORONAVIRUS: Trump Administration Must Reverse ‘Orphan Drug’ Decision
Orphan drug status intended for rare diseases, gives Big Pharma giant Gilead exclusive rights, blocks generic versions for seven years Gilead’s former top lobbyist now top Trump advisor on Coronavirus…
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