Addressing Mental Health: A conversation with Barry Greene, CEO of Sage Therapeutics

As we recognize Mental Health Awareness Month, I had the opportunity to connect with PhRMA board member Barry Greene, CEO of Sage Therapeutics, about the company’s efforts to address mental health.
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New calculator demonstrates how improved adherence to anti-diabetic medicines can benefit people in Medicaid

Diabetes is a scary diagnosis for anyone. When people with the disease struggle to manage their blood sugar levels, they can experience significant, life-threatening and costly complications such as...
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Biopharmaceutical manufacturing companies continue to expand their economic footprint across the United States

Before 2020, the importance of robust and resilient supply chains and how they can affect access to life-saving treatments probably wasn’t top of mind for many outside the biopharmaceutical industry....
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Setting the record straight on accelerated approval

As we’ve discussed on this blog before, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) accelerated approval program has served as a critical lifeline for patients with serious and life-threatening...
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Four ways that America’s biopharmaceutical industry supports jobs and fuels economic growth

May is World Trade Month — an opportunity to remind the Biden Administration of the importance of international trade. America’s biopharmaceutical industry, and the hundreds of thousands of Americans...
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ICYMI: PhRMA CMO Dr. Michael Ybarra speaks with Dr. Fabian Sandoval about clinical trial diversity

Enhancing clinical trial diversity is a challenge, but with a multi-faceted, community-centered approach, we can help underrepresented patients be more involved in the research and development of...
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3 things about the PhRMA Foundation

To achieve a healthier world where all people have access to life-changing medicines, we must support researchers working to advance biopharmaceutical innovation and value-driven health care. This is...
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Mental Health Awareness Month: Fighting the growing mental health crisis and supporting innovation

America is currently facing a mental health crisis — one that is impacting families and individuals in every community, with the COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbating these trends. Mental Health...
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Setting the record straight on the Bayh-Dole Act and March-in

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently made the right decision to uphold the Bayh-Dole Act and not seize patent rights on an innovative medicine by exploiting part of the law known as the...
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Insulin: Key Facts on Access & Affordability

Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will examine the cost of insulin and how to make this lifesaving medicine more affordable for patients. The nation’s...
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4 key facts on medicine prices and spending

This week, policymakers on Capitol Hill will continue to discuss the cost of lifesaving medicines and how to make them more affordable for Americans. It’s an important discussion that the...
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Support for continued progress is critical for pediatric drug development

Researching and developing new medicines for children is a priority for the biopharmaceutical industry. Despite the scientific complexity and challenges inherent to developing treatments for our...
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Indiana just joined West Virginia and Arkansas in delivering an important win for Hoosiers who are struggling to afford their medicines. This week, Governor Holcomb signed into law Senate Bill 8...
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4 Things to know about PhRMA’s new 50-state poll

When it comes to health care, Americans are concerned about innovation and affordability.
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New resource underscores the importance of small molecule medicines

A small molecule medicine is what most people think of when they imagine a medicine. These medicines typically come in the form of a tablet or capsule and are usually taken by mouth. These medicines...
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New PhRMA ad campaign sheds light on PBM abuses

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) today launched a new ad campaign that continues to shed light on the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in driving up health...
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Too many Americans are struggling to access and afford their health care. While policy debates about how to address these issues can seem never ending, American adults largely agree on what state...
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