Latest News | May 7, 2022

The Week in Review in Prescription Drug Pricing

Welcome to the Week in Review.

1. New Patient Ads: “It’s Time To Get It Done”

2. Undeniable Momentum  


3. Tweetorial: Unaffordable Cancer Drugs   


One more thing: P4ADNow submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week describing the ways that the opaque business practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) may contribute to higher prices for patients and calling for a thoroughgoing investigation into PBM business practices. 

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Our #1 overall pick to lower drug prices? Medicare negotiation.

Welcome to the Week in Review.

1. The Push For Lower Rx Prices

2. Voters Demand Medicare Negotiation


3. Read Our Stories

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Which costs more: a first-round NBA playoff game ticket, a Coachella ticket, or a bottle of the blood thinner Xarelto? Click here to find out.

Welcome to the Week in Review.

1. “It’s Simply Wrong”

2. We’re Not Buying Big Pharma’s Lies


3. “Lives On The Line”

4. The Patents Behind Monopoly Prices

5. Another Drug Industry Game

One more thing: On Tuesday, April 26, over 70 organizations will join together to launch the campaign “Push For Lower Rx Prices” to call on the Senate to advance a reconciliation package that includes drug pricing reforms by Memorial Day. Please RSVP to [email protected] to attend the press conference.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Welcome to the Week in Review.

1. “We Have The Votes”

2. A Human Rights Issue


3. The Cost Of MS

Apropos of nothing, the price of a full course of rabies immunization can be $10,000.

Welcome to the Week in Review.

1. The Ploy To Keep Prices High

2. “We Have To Do This”

3. The Case For Medicare Negotiation  

This April, we won’t let Big Pharma fool us: We can have the drug innovation we need at prices we can afford.

Welcome to the Week in Review.

1. Priority #1: Full Drug Pricing Package

2. Saving Money, Improving Access

3. Time For A Course-Correct 

It’s been 6 years since Britney has recorded new music — but it’s been three times longer that Medicare hasn’t been able to negotiate lower drug prices. Big Pharma’s Toxic drug prices Drive Me Crazy.

Welcome to the Week in Review.

1. No Time To Lose

2. Princes Of Profiteering

3. “We Have Waited Long Enough”

It’s madness that drug prices are still so high, but if a #15 can beat a #2, then we can beat pharma and lower drug prices for Americans.

Welcome to the Week in Review.

1. “A Clear Path Forward”

2. Letters For Lower Drugs

3. Stop Pharma Profiteering Now

4. The High Price Of Cancer Care

5. Patient Spotlight ? 


One more thing: Good news! This week, the New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee voted to advance legislation that would establish a prescription drug affordability board to tackle high drug prices on behalf of New Jersey patients.