Execs unruffled by drug price negotiation
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Horrifying details emerge about drug users, mentally ill living on streets on Manhattan’s West Side
New York City council members have declared a humanitarian crisis on Manhattan’s west side, describing dire conditions on the streets with homeless people suffering from drug addiction and mental illness in a letter to Mayor Eric Adams. City Councilman Eric Bottcher, who represents Manhattan’s 3rd Ward, asked Adams for his “immediate assistance” in addressing the […]
Drug cartels using bomb-dropping drones have killed Mexican army soldiers: report
The Mexican military has confirmed that a bomb-dropping drone operated by a drug cartel killed a soldier in the western state of Michoacan. Defense Secretary Luis Crescencio Sandoval did not give an exact figure for the number of casualties in the attack, according to the Associated Press. Sandoval said Friday that attacks have targeted patrol […]
Drug companies confident Medicare price deals won't hit bottom lines
Pharmaceutical company chief executives who are suing to block the Biden administration’s Medicare price negotiation law have told shareholders and analysts that the final price proposals will not have a significant impact on their companies’ profits. Comments from executives at companies including Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie suggest the price cuts may […]
Why Wall Street is unfazed by Medicare drug pricing threat [Video] – AOL
Wall Street concerns about anti-inflation price negotiations for the first 10 drugs in Medicare Part D plans appear to be fading. As the Sept. 1 announcement date approaches, executives at big pharmaceutical companies are signaling they are open to any eventual price cuts set by the federal government. On earnings calls in the past few […]
Carfentanil, opioid stronger than fentanyl, and animal sedative medetomidine found in NYC drug supply
Overdose deaths involving a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl have more than doubled in New York City, while a new, deadly sedative has been detected in the city’s drug supply for the first time. The two deadly drugs are wreaking havoc on public health, with city officials issuing warnings Thursday about carfentanil, a […]
Olympics have first positive drug test after Iraqi athlete is accused of using steroids
He tested positive for a banned substance before the Olympic opening ceremony began. Iraqi judoka Sajjad Sehen’s first Olympic Games was over before it began after a sample taken in Paris on Tuesday tested positive for methandienone and boldenone. The 28-year-old was due to play in the match on Tuesday but will instead return home. […]
Trump: Strikes against Mexican drug cartels are ‘absolutely’ still on the table
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O’Malley calls McGregor a ‘mentally weak drug addict’
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has said that former two-division champion Conor McGregor is a drug addict and needs rehabilitation, after the former champion mocked his past suspension for using banned substances. The latest spat between the fan-favorite duo appears to have started after McGregor re-shared an old video in which O’Malley claimed to have […]
Opioid Crisis Escalates In Florida After Police Discover Drug 50 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl
Florida authorities discovered a drug 50 times stronger than fentanyl being distributed in Florida, Newsweek reported. Palm Beach County police uncovered a synthetic opioid, N-Desethyl Isotonitazene (ISO), that is up to 50 times more potent than fentanyl, according to Newsweek. The discovery was made during a raid by the West Palm Beach Police’s Organized Crime […]