Pharmaceutical Industry

OxyContin is Purdue's No.1 drug, although sales have decreased recently due to generics. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey).

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Company behind OxyContin will stop promoting opioid drugs to doctors

Diana Stancy Correll -

February 10, 2018 4:28 am

A new White House proposal suggest deregulating the pharmaceutical industry to help lower drug prices. (iStock)

Healthcare

White House proposes faster approval of drugs to lower prices

Kimberly Leonard -

February 9, 2018 11:27 pm

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann -

February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economy

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker -

February 9, 2018 5:01 am

A new two-year budget deal in the Senate aims to close the so-called

Beltway Confidential

Senate budget deal benefits insurers at the expense of sick seniors

Sally Pipes -

February 9, 2018 12:48 am

On Thursday, leaders from the House and Senate were on track to reaching a spending deal that would fund the government continuously for two years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economy

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

Susan Ferrechio -

February 8, 2018 6:36 pm

Republican leaders said Wednesday they support the deal as a way to ensure more defense spending, and note it would also create a bipartisan committee that will try to recommend new budgeting reforms. (iStock photo)

Economy

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

Pete Kasperowicz -

February 8, 2018 12:54 pm

The Food and Drug Administration keeps a database of reported medical device failures, injuries, and even deaths, but navigating it presents an obstacle to most users. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Healthcare

FDA must make medical device complaints transparent

Terry Turner -

February 8, 2018 5:01 am

Economy

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

Travis J. Tritten -

February 7, 2018 10:40 pm

Data showed doctors are still prescribing too many opioids, a key driver that fueled the opioid epidemic that federal data shows kills 91 people each day. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Healthcare

Doctors are prescribing too many stronger opioids, says insurance lobby

Robert King -

February 7, 2018 5:24 pm

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Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

Company behind OxyContin will stop promoting opioid drugs to doctors

White House proposes faster approval of drugs to lower prices

Senate budget deal benefits insurers at the expense of sick seniors

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

FDA must make medical device complaints transparent

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

Doctors are prescribing too many stronger opioids, says insurance lobby

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