Health & Wellness

The Truth Behind Pfizer’s Paxlovid™

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Apr 8, 2024 Our government spent billions of dollars on the drug based on Pfizer's say-so. But it was never clear that Paxlovid did anything useful at all. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Wall Street Opposes Lowering Drug Prices, Prefers Exorbitant Profits

Katya Schwenk / The Lever Feb 22, 2024 The government is trying to make good on its promise to regulate overpriced prescription drugs, but private equity doesn't want to lose its extremely lucrative income stream. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Pfizer Hikes Price of Lifesaving COVID Drug

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Oct 23, 2023 A full course of Paxlovid costs only $13 to produce, but that hasn't stopped the drug maker from raising the price to $1,390. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Commercialization Has Made Access to the COVID Vaccine More Difficult

Laura Weiss / Prism Oct 10, 2023 Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Pfizer Earns Record-Breaking $100 Billion in Revenue

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 1, 2023 Pfizer's record-Shattering $100 Billion in revenue denounced as 'sickening' by civil society groups. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Capitalists Are Afraid

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 9, 2019 A Business Roundtable statement about the purpose of corporations shows that ruling elites fear their crimes are coming back to haunt them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ralph Nader: Big Pharma Must Be Stopped

Ralph Nader / Common Dreams Aug 8, 2019 The biggest drug dealers in the U.S. operate legally. They have names like Merck and Pfizer, and their cruelty grows worse every year. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Plans for Steel Tariffs Sink U.S. Stocks

The Associated Press Mar 1, 2018 The Dow Jones industrial average falls 420 points, or 1.7 percent, to 24,608, on worries that the president's planned tariffs will lead to retaliation from other countries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Private Groups, Not Government, Lead the Charge on Prison Issues

John Kiriakou / Truthdig May 18, 2016 As architects consider a ban on designing death chambers and a major pharmaceutical company stops selling drugs for use in executions, Washington sits on its hands when it comes to reform. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What to Do About Disloyal Corporations

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 7, 2015 If Pfizer or other American corporations want to leave the country to avoid U.S. taxes, that’s their business. But they should no longer get any of the benefits of American citizenship -- because they’ve stopped paying for them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pfizer Merger Illustrates Need to Outlaw Tax Havens

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 25, 2015 The American drug giant has merged with the Dublin-based Allergan not “because some wizard potion has been discovered in the hills of Connemara” but “to dodge tax.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

As Full Disclosure Nears, Doctors’ Pay for Drug Talks Plummets

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2014 As transparency increases and blockbuster drugs lose patent protection, drug companies have dramatically scaled back payments to doctors for promotional talks. This fall, all drug and medical device companies will be required to report payments to doctors. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )