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Big Pharma

How Much of Big Pharma’s Massive Profits Are Used to Influence Politicians?
Recent proposals by presidential candidates to regulate drug prices may be long shots due to Big Pharma's lobbying.

French Doctor Denounces Routine Alzheimer Medications
There is no cure and research has shown that currently employed pharmaceutical treatment brings no results and may be harmful.

Prescription Drug Price Controversy Highlights What’s Wrong With Big Pharma
Now pharmaceutical companies have discovered a way to reclaim the generic market.

Dean Baker | Will President Obama Stand Up to the Drug Thugs?
It takes a lot of courage to defy the folks who make tens of billions a year selling drugs.

The “Institutional Corruption” of Psychiatry: A Conversation With Authors of “Psychiatry Under the Influence“
Authors discuss book about the corrupting influence pharmaceutical money has on the psychiatric industry.

The Rise of Big Generic: Why Knockoff Prescriptions Now Cost $1,200
Rampant consolidation in the generic drug industry has left patients paying shocking prices.

Big Pharma Is Killing Us
Companies that make our medicine don't do it for public health - they do it for profit.

Medical Nemesis: The Cycle of Physician-Caused Anger, Despair and Death
Patients can regain control over their health.

An Effective Prescription for Our Failing Health-Care System
A new book examines the ACA and shows why more fundamental reform is imperative.

Happy Birthday RW Johnson! A Legacy
There are too many similarities between quack remedies and Big Pharma.