Jeffrey B. Simon, trial attorney and author of the book ‘Last Rights: The Fight to Save the Seventh Amendment.’ Discusses the $1.8 billion settlement from Johnson & Johnson related to opioids, and the role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family in the opioid epidemic. Diving into the larger issue of the dismantling of the… Continue reading On Air: Why Big Pharma Had To Pay $1.8 Billion
How FDA Ruling Could Unravel Big Pharma’s Stranglehold on US Drugs
At the start of January, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the state of Florida to import prescription drugs from Canada—meaning, for the first time, a state will be able to procure cheaper medications imported from outside the United States. It was a change that advocates have wanted for decades, in the hope it… Continue reading How FDA Ruling Could Unravel Big Pharma’s Stranglehold on US Drugs
