By: Tido von Shoen-Angerer 24 November 2010 GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was caught red-handed last week selling Synflorix, a vaccine that protects children from pneumococcal disease, for USD $150 in Uganda — European prices, in effect — when at the same time, the pharmaceutical company is withholding the same vaccine from an international subsidy that hopes to […]
Grant launches cervical cancer-free Indiana iniative
By: Indiana University School of Medicine 02 December 2010 Indiana will join a multi-state program focused on cervical cancer prevention thanks to an unrestricted gift from GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals to the Indiana University School of Medicine, in partnership with the Kristen Forbes EVE Foundation. Cervical Cancer-Free America (CCFA) is an initiative designed to raise awareness, increase […]
GSK, Binnopharm aim for Russia’s vaccine market
By: Tracy Staton 29 November 2010 GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with another emerging markets partner. The drugmaker inked a deal with Russian vaccine firm JSC Binnopharm to make and sell several of its big vaccines in that country. It’s just the latest in a series of tie-ups in developing countries for GSK, which is pinning […]
Study reports that almost $282M has been given to healthcare providers by pharmaceutical companies recently
By: Mike Young, ‘Coloradoan’ 28 November 2010 For anyone who doubts that big pharma is big business, a new database reveals seven pharmaceutical companies shelled out $282 million to health-care providers around the country in the last two years, including eight in Fort Collins, to advance their products. ProPublica, an independent nonprofit news organization, developed […]
Vaccination Profiteers Gang Up on Hannah Bruesewitz in Supreme Court
By: Evelyn Pringle 04 November 2010 The American Academy of Pediatrics announced the submission of an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court on July 30, 2010, “joined by 21 partnering health organizations,” in the vaccine injury case of Bruesewitz v Wyeth, to support the powerful vaccine maker against a lone family. Oral arguments in […]
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