pharmaceutical industry
Women Are Experimenting With Viagra Now
In the eyes of the medical establishment, Viagra is a boner drug. But some are finding it useful for sex, pain relief and rare health conditions.
An opioid distributor and its execs were just charged with drug trafficking
“Today’s charges should send shockwaves throughout the pharmaceutical industry," said the DEA special agent
This Algorithm Finds Ways to Make Life-Saving Drugs While Avoiding Patents
The researchers expect the algorithm will be used to both create stronger patents and navigate around existing pharmaceutical patents.
Meet the middlemen who play a big role in high drug prices
Pharmacy benefit managers have a big impact on the price of prescription drugs.
This Canadian drug company overcharged Britain’s health provider by 100 million pounds
Concordia raised the price of a life-changing thyroid drug by 6000%
Half of Patients Prescribed Fentanyl Patches in Canada at Risk for Overdose
The death toll will likely get worse before it gets better,' says one expert.
Setting Fire to Drinking Water (Excerpt from ‘Superbugs’)
VICE News reporter Neha Shastry speaks to a sheriff of a small village downstream from pharmaceutical factories about how the rise of the industry has effected the local waterways.
Superbugs: The Dark Side of India’s Drug Boom
VICE News travels to Hyderabad, India's pharmaceutical capital, to see how the pollution from pharmaceutical factories risks giving rise to the next “superbug."
Superbugs: The Dark Side of India’s Drug Boom (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News travels to India's pharma capital to see how the pollution from pharmaceutical factories risks giving rise to the next “superbug."
America's Least Favorite Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Just Got Arrested by the Feds
The 32-year-old who rose to national prominence when he raised the price of Daraprim, a drug that treats toxoplasmosis, from $13.50 to $750 overnight, got booked for securities fraud early Thursday.
Pharma Industry and TV 'Screen Time' Blamed for Huge Spike in ADHD Diagnoses in the US
The number of American kids diagnosed with ADHD skyrocketed 43 percent between 2003 and 2011, according to a new study released this week.