PhRMA response to Washington Post and 60 Minutes stories

The opioid epidemic confronting America is a growing public health crisis from which none of us are immune. Its impact is felt by families across the country, in small towns and large cities,...
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VIDEO: PhRMA CEO discusses industry response to opioid crisis on Mornings with Maria

PhRMA president and CEO Stephen J. Ubl joined Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo on “Mornings with Maria” today to discuss bold steps the biopharmaceutical industry has taken in the last few months as...
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Protect your health: Important disaster preparedness tips for Harvey and Irma

Conversations and healthy debate about issues facing our industry and the health care system are critical to addressing some of today’s challenges and opportunities. The Catalyst welcomes guest...
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PhRMA Supports President’s Commission’s Holistic Approach on Opioid Crisis

Just about every day, I read a news story about the opioid crisis or talk to someone who has been personally impacted by addiction. According to the CDC, opioids, including prescription opioids...
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Opportunities to build upon enhanced competition for medicines in the marketplace

Last week, I presented at the U.S Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) public meeting on the Hatch-Waxman Amendments to discuss the balance between encouraging innovation in biopharmaceutical...
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A critical opportunity to prevent prescription drug abuse

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb recently cited addressing the opioid crisis as his highest priority. As someone who has spent the bulk of my career focused on...
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Former law enforcement officials raise concerns with drug importation proposals

Time and again, proponents of drug importation schemes overlook the major impact such proposals would have on our law enforcement officers – the men and women who spend their lives protecting...
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Resources for understanding the dangers of drug importation

Recent proposals to allow drug importation from other countries are dangerous for patients and the U.S. drug supply chain. To better understand how these importation schemes could negatively...
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How drug importation schemes could increase U.S. law enforcement burdens

In recent weeks, we’ve explored some of the dangers of importation for patients and how medicines purchased online can be fake. But what would importation schemes mean for U.S. law enforcement?
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Case Study: How one online pharmacy knowingly endangered U.S. consumers

We recently looked at what actually happens when a patient orders a medicine through an online Canadian pharmacy and how the product delivered may not be what the patient ordered. Today, we’re...
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