Industrial Opioid Disaster – First Supermarket Charged. Department of Justice Files Nationwide Lawsuit Against Walmart Inc. for Controlled Substances Act Violations
Green Cross Strong news - Washington, DC: US Department of Justice reports Complaint Alleges Company Unlawfully Dispensed and Distributed Prescription Opioids. In a civil complaint filed today, the Department of Justice has alleged that Walmart Inc. unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from pharmacies it operated across the country and unlawfully distributed controlled substances to those pharmacies throughout the height of the prescription opioid ; The complaint…
Industrial Opioid Disaster – Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies
Green Cross Strong news - Newark, NJ: US DOJ reports Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) pleaded guilty today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, to conspiracies to defraud the United States and violate the anti-kickback statute. Purdue pleaded guilty to an information charging it with three felony offenses: one count of dual-object conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the Food,…
Coronavirus Pandemic – U.S. Government Purchases 150 Million Rapid COVID-19 Tests
Green Cross Strong news - Washington, DC: The White House reports Today, the Trump Administration is pleased to announce the purchase and production of 150 million rapid tests to be distributed across the ; In March, President Donald J. Trump called for the development of a low cost, reliable point-of-care ; To deliver on this promise, the Administration has partnered with Abbott Laboratories to produce inexpensive and…
Coronavirus Pandemic – PFIZER AND BIONTECH CHOOSE LEAD MRNA VACCINE CANDIDATE AGAINST COVID-19 AND COMMENCE PIVOTAL PHASE 2/3 GLOBAL STUDY
Green Cross Strong news - New York, NY: Pfizer Inc. reports Companies advance nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) candidate BNT162b2, which encodes an optimized SARS-CoV-2 full-length spike glycoprotein, at a 30µg dose level in a 2 dose regimen into Phase 2/3 StudyCandidate and dose level selection informed by preclinical and clinical data obtained in Phase 1/2 studies conducted in the (C4591001) and Germany (BNT162-01) The Phase 2/3…
Coronavirus Pandemic – PFIZER AND BIONTECH ANNOUNCE AN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR UP TO 600 MILLION DOSES OF MRNA-BASED VACCINE CANDIDATE AGAINST SARS-COV-2
Green Cross Strong news - New York, NY: Pfizer Inc. reports government placed an initial order of 100 million doses for $ billion and can acquire up to 500 million additional doses. Americans to receive the vaccine for free consistent with government’s commitment for free access for COVID-19 vaccines. Pfizer and BioNTech remain on track to begin an anticipated Phase 2b/3 safety and efficacy trial…
President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Action to Lower Drug Costs and Ensure That Americans Have Access to Life-saving Medications
Green Cross Strong news - Washington, DC: The White House reports " Since the day I took office, I have made reducing drug prices one of my highest priorities. " President Donald J. Trump. EXPANDING ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING DRUGS: President Donald J. Trump is taking action to greatly improve the affordability and accessibility of life-saving prescription drugs. President Trump signed four Executive Orders to massively…
Access to Affordable Life-saving Medications
Green Cross Strong news - Washington, DC: The White House reports Executive Order by The President. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section ; ; Insulin is a critical and life-saving medication that approximately 8 million Americans rely on to manage diabetes. Likewise, injectable epinephrine is a life‑saving medication used to…
Coronavirus Pandemic – Pfizer to produce and deliver 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine
Green Cross Strong news - Washington, DC: The White House reports Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing. James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. 5:50 EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very ; Thank ; Today, my administration reached a historic agreement with Pfizer to produce and deliver 100 million doses of their vaccine immediately following its ; Hopefully, the approval process will go very ;…