Regulatory Roundup: Ethics Group Calls on FTC to Investigate Drug Pricing
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Ethics Group Calls on FTC to Investigate Drug Pricing
The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on July 6, 2010, asking for the commission to investigate drug companies “that offer significant discounts to doctors for providing patients with only that company’s vaccines.” The organization claims that Sanofi Pasteur and Merck “offer significant price discounts” if healthcare groups agree to buy their vaccines solely from one manufacturer. The organization states that this practice prevents doctors from using alternative vaccines, even when they may better meet patient needs.
Drug Solutions Podcast: A Closer Look at mRNA in Oncology and Vaccines
April 30th 2024In this episode fo the Drug Solutions Podcast, etherna’s vice-president of Technology and Innovation, Stefaan De Koker, discusses the merits and challenges of using mRNA as the foundation for therapeutics in oncology as well as for vaccines.
Prokaryotics Licenses Gram-Negative Antibiotic Potentiator from Northern Antibiotics
June 26th 2025Prokaryotics will gain worldwide rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize NAB741, a non-bioactive polymyxin designed to increase permeability of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria.
Drug Solutions Podcast: Gliding Through the Ins and Outs of the Pharma Supply Chain
November 14th 2023In this episode of the Drug Solutions podcast, Jill Murphy, former editor, speaks with Bourji Mourad, partnership director at ThermoSafe, about the supply chain in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically related to packaging, pharma air freight, and the pressure on suppliers with post-COVID-19 changes on delivery.
