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(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) In response to intensifying criticism over drug prices, Allergan chief executive Brent Saunders

Colorado is latest state to be sued for restricting access to hepatitis C drugs

(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) Y ou can add Colorado to the list of states being sued 1

(By David Armstrong for ST A T) W ELCH, W.Va. — The pharmaceutical sales representatives from health care giant Abbott

(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) C ountries from around the world agreed Wednesday to take concerted efforts to

(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) The drug company that makes the EpiPen says it isn’t nearly as profitable as many

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(By Juiette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation) The latest example of high and rising prescription

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