While most of the attention on pharmaceutical prices has been on new drugs for diseases like cancer, hepatitis C and high cholesterol, there is also growing concern about huge price increases
on older drugs, some of them generic, that have long been mainstays of treatment.
The investigation targets Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Turing Pharmaceuticals, two of the biggest offenders of price hikes
on older drugs.
But the real issue on pricing is the year - on - year rises
on old drugs — the deflection is to talk about new drug prices, but the sleight of hand is on the double digit rises taken every year on the portfolio staples.
Not exact matches
By contrast, while the cost of
older, branded pharmaceuticals continue to rise and contribute to increased spending, when discounting is considered, prices of these
drugs increased,
on average, 2.8 % in 2015, the lowest growth rate in years.
The 32 - year -
old Ramaswamy has been able to sway a slew of biopharma vets to lead his companies and take a chance
on his audacious, risky approach to
drug development.
On Thursday, Bristol - Myers Squibb abruptly ditched an accelerated approval application for a combo of its rival immunotherapy Opdivo and an
older drug called Yervoy.
Gorsuch's commitments to interpreting the law as «the words
on the paper say» and not over-criminalizing innocent conduct were
on full display in a 2015 decision in which he used «plain
old grade school grammar» to determine the legal penalties imposed
on defendants accused of using a firearm «during and in relation to any crime of violence of
drug trafficking crime.»
The most anticipated event for Biogen Idec's
drug pipeline, Friday's release of data
on its experimental Alzheimer's medicine, started 12 years ago with the rekindling of an
old friendship.
Carl Kenry Gonzalez of West Palm Beach is charged with sexual battery
on a minor under 12 after his friend's 11 - year -
old daughter described Gonzalez
drugging her and her father, then fondling her.
Teva beats first - quarter expectations but still has the same
old problems Copaxone's market share and new generic launches helped Teva to forecast - beating profit and revenue but problems persistTeva had to make pricing concessions
on its flagship multiple sclerosis
drug Copaxone, and now expects a delay in approval of a key migraine
drug, fremanezumab.
But what Sequoia married itself to was an offshore
drug company that borrowed heavily to buy other
drug companies, cut costs and research, then raised prices
on many
older drugs to astronomical heights.
Menlo is a seven - year -
old, Redwood City, Calif. - based
drug developer focused
on severe skin itching and chronic cough, and demand for its shares was such that it increased its proposed IPO terms from offering 5.7 million shares at $ 14 to $ 16, to offering 6.5 million shares at $ 16 to $ 17.
Drug companies often face the need to come up with new medicines, especially as patents
on older pharmaceuticals expire.
On February 24th, the New York - based
drug giant announced that Prevenar 13, a
drug widely used to prevent infection in children, met its primary endpoint in a post-approval study consisting of 85,000 individuals aged 65 and
older.
(i) a woman's right to choose; (ii) teaching evolution in school; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (v) gay marriage; (vi) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» by theists (vii) basic $ ex education for
older school children; (viii) treating
drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (xi) population control; (x) buying alcohol
on a Sunday; (xi) use of condoms and other contraceptives (xii) stem cell research.
Get
on your computer and look up the average life expectancy for a homeless teenager who is a
drug addict who is regularly raped by dirty
old men.
In fact most of us would be trying to scratch out a living
on a farm with no modern equipment, hoping for enough rain to produce food for the next year, and dying at 35 yrs
old from diseases now cured by
drug companies.
In sum, what the hippies found is that when the call to love one another isn't being matched enough by the actual feeling (and doesn't even seem to be working for the really radical ones out
on the commune), and when the life immersed in
drugs, hedonism, festivals, personal drama, and song can no longer keep one from noticing this, there's always the
old stand - by, the enemy, which can be evoked to bring «us» together.
They will tell you that the
drugs will «free your mind», that you are missing out
on a new experience, that if you refuse you are being boring, that you are scared of your parents or conforming to the Church and its silly
old rules... etc..
(i) a woman's right to an abortion; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls (and boys) against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (vi) gay marriage; (vii) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» Catholics; (viii) basic $ ex education for
older school children; (ix) treating
drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (x) population control; (xi) buying alcohol
on a Sunday in many places; (xii) use of condoms and other contraceptives; (xiii) embryonic stem cell research; (xiv) little 10 year -
old boys joining organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, regardless of the religious views of their parents; and (xv) gays being allowed to serve openly in the military.
And the range of caves runs from the
old standbys of sex and alcohol and other
drugs to TA (Transactional Analysis), TM (Transcendental Meditation), TV (before whom,
on an average, we stand, sit, lie, eat, and drink an unconscionable and unbelievable number of adult hours per week), TF (touchy - feely in dual or group encounters), TZ (try Zen), TS (take Sominex), or even, in some circles, TJ (take Jesus - in this sense an icon distantly derived from Jesus Christ), and literally scores of others.
However he has lost the plot he is either
on drugs or the
old man has started to get dementia.
Before making his debut however, he has come under hot water for apparently missing a
drugs test
on Monday, when he was supposedly en route to
Old Trafford to carve out the finer details of his move this week.
The
old girl thinks I'm
on drugs lol!!
On Saturday, when it emerged that he had failed a
drugs test in the aftermath of the Europa League game at
Old Trafford, that was well and truly a shock.
* Curiosities about same sex stimulation, I think many men have these curiosities and it messes with them mentally, either they act
on it or divulge in gay porn I DO NT THINK THATS TRUE UNLESS THEY ARE IN PRISON * Addiction to porn and / or jacking off ONLY WHEN GETTING IT FROM THEIR WIFE IS SUCH A CHORE * Medical Conditions such as low sex drive, he is
older and it has been going down over the years, he has high blood pressure and takes medication, he also has low Vitamin D and takes supplements, he may have some ED issues as well LACK OF SEX COULD CAUSE AS WELL AS BE CAUSED BY THOSE FACTORS * Sexual advances from other woman and him acting
on those or seeking out other women for comfort when he is angry and / or depressed A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY * His ADHD doesn't allow him to process issues normally, he is quick to anger, depression, and feeling disrespected that causes his to retreat * He was self raised, came from
drug infested household where neglect, torture, and narcissism ruled, and he lost his mother at the age of 7 from
drugs, growing up in foster care * I make more money and I control all the money, he is not interested in paying bills at all, this immaculateness him * He is a control freak and sex is his way of controlling me, where he otherwise can't control me as I am more educated and he is more vocational SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU ARE A MATCHED PAIR IN THAT RESPECT.
* Curiosities about same sex stimulation, I think many men have these curiosities and it messes with them mentally, either they act
on it or divulge in gay porn * Addiction to porn and / or jacking off * Medical Conditions such as low sex drive, he is
older and it has been going down over the years, he has high blood pressure and takes medication, he also has low Vitamin D and takes supplements, he may have some ED issues as well * Sexual advances from other woman and him acting
on those or seeking out other women for comfort when he is angry and / or depressed * His ADHD doesn't allow him to process issues normally, he is quick to anger, depression, and feeling disrespected that causes his to retreat * He was self raised, came from
drug infested household where neglect, torture, and narcissism ruled, and he lost his mother at the age of 7 from
drugs, growing up in foster care * I make more money and I control all the money, he is not interested in paying bills at all, this immaculateness him * He is a control freak and sex is his way of controlling me, where he otherwise can't control me as I am more educated and he is more vocational
-- I have an Italian mom, which means dark, hereditary circles and hollows — I just turned 50
on July 20 — and though I try to take good care of myself and am told that I look younger than my age, these eyes are showin'the signs... — I have a 12 year
old boy with special needs and sleep is something that we do not get much of around here, which impacts my eyes (no replacement for sleep, I know)-- I have tried many, many, many creams (
drug store brands, Estee Lauder, Lancome Genifique, Clinique, Origins, Clarins, Chanel, am trying ProX / olay right now, many others) and I have still not yet found my holy grail eye cream, nor have I ventured into trying the Perricone brand (though I've always wondered if it was worth it)
A 44 - year -
old South Holland woman with two «crack» pipes was charged with retail theft and possession of
drug paraphernalia and a 46 - year -
old Chicago man was charged with battery after she stole clothing retailing for $ 130 from Macy's at Orland Square Mall and he attempted to run interference
on April 9.
Baby wearing was the only thing that saved me from agony while my two year
old was
drugged up
on Motrin for her molars, which did nothing to help really.
• A 21 - year -
old Orland Park man caught with 3.3 grams of cannabis was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of
drug paraphernalia during a Nov. 4 traffic stop
on the 15600 block of 94th Avenue.
A 24 - year -
old Orland Park man was charged with violating local ordinances against cannabis possession after two chunks of hashish and a
drug pipe were discovered in his vehicle during a May 11 traffic stop
on the 15600 block of Ravinia Drive.
A 19 - year -
old Orland Park man was charged with DUI with blood - alcohol content above the legal limit, driving 20 mph above the posted speed limit, failing to signal before turning, possession of
drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol by a minor during a May 11 traffic stop
on the 14900 block of LaGrange Road.
So a 34 year
old primagravida with no past medical history other than allergic rhinitis and wisdom tooth extraction (with excellent hemostasis after the procedure), who is a vegetarian, exercised regularly throughout pregnancy, had normal glucose and blood pressure throughout pregnancy, good fetal heart tones, a singleton head down baby, no family history of significant birth issues, no alcohol or
drug use at all, and a 7 - 8 pound estimated fetus at term is someone you'd take
on as a home birth client?
When all natural methods fail, and superstitions and
old wives tales don't deliver
on getting a lady pregnant, there is always fertility
drugs.
A 35 - year -
old Orland Park man was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of
drug paraphernalia after 5.9 grams of marijuana and two glass marijuana pipes were discovered during an April 22 traffic stop
on the 17900 block of LaGrange Road.
• A 21 - year -
old Mokena man who had a gram of heroin was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, DUI -
drugs and failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision during a June 4 crash investigation
on the 8800 block of 159th Street.
A 20 - year -
old Orland Park man was charged with violating local ordinances against possession of cannabis and possession of
drug paraphernalia during a Jan. 25 traffic stop
on the 14300 block of Will - Cook Road.
• A 21 - year -
old Orland Hills man was charged with violating a local ordinance against
drug paraphernalia possession during a March 19 traffic stop
on the 15100 block of LaGrange Road.
• A 19 - year -
old Orland Park man was charged with violating local ordinances against possession of a controlled substance and possession of
drug paraphernalia during a June 8 traffic stop
on the 9400 block of 162nd Street.
• A 19 - year -
old Homer Glen man was charged with violating Orland Park ordinances against possessing cannabis and
drug paraphernalia after a small amount of marijuana and a marijuana pipe were discovered in the vehicle he was in in an Orland Square Mall parking lot
on March 13.
A 26 - year -
old Orland Park man was charged with two counts of felony possession of a controlled substance for carrying heroin and black market anti-anxiety
drugs near a drugstore
on the 11900 block of 143rd Street
on April 10.
Narratives range from humorous to heart - wrenching: a teen is smitten by an
older boy, a son battles
drug addiction, a parent steals the unthinkable, a daughter and her family navigate thunderstorms, a mother redefines «home» for her autistic son — plus compelling essays
on parenting teens with chronic illness or anxiety disorders or that inevitable phase of parenting which requires letting go of your teenager.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome researcher Doctor James McKenna said that as long as co-sleeping is carried out in a responsible manner — not
on a waterbed or couch and not by parents affected by
drugs or alcohol — then babies up to 12 months
old will reap the long - term benefits.
A 35 - year -
old Glen Ellyn man was arrested at Roosevelt and Baker Hill around 1:01 a.m.
on July 5 for possession of cannabis and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
A 20 - year -
old Plainfield woman was arrested in the 800 block of Roosevelt around 11:02 p.m.
on June 30 and charged with possession of cannabis and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
A 20 - year -
old Elmhurst man was arrested in the 700 block of Roosevelt around 3:58 p.m.
on July 1 and charged with possession of cannabis, possession of
drug paraphernalia, driving while license suspended and improper use of registration.
• A 21 - year -
old Rolling Meadows woman and a 22 - year -
old Arlington Heights woman were cited for possession of
drug equipment when a glass smoking pipe was found
on them at 10:01 p.m. March 16 by a police officer at Golf and Wilke roads.
So are African Americans, women who give birth at an
older age (30 +) and women who've taken fertility
drugs or been
on birth control for several years.
A campaign is underway to change the Food and
Drug Administration's 35 - year -
old ban
on gay blood donors.