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CSRxP fosters a national dialogue focused on the pricing of new high-cost drug therapies and striking a balance between innovation and affordability.

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@RxPricing
CSRxP
5 years
It’s time for Congress to act to hold #BigPharma accountable and lower prescription #DrugPrices by passing bipartisan, market-based solutions put forward by the Senate Finance Committee.
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5 years
The Senate Finance Committee’s bipartisan #DrugPricing package would help lower prescription #DrugPrices and hold #BigPharma accountable. Now, it’s time for Congress to pass these important measures.
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5 years
#BigPharma will do anything to shift the blame… but America isn’t falling for it. Patients are suffering at the hands of #BigPharma ’s price gouging – nobody else’s.
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5 years
β€œDrug prices are soaring in a way that defies reason. A vial of insulin that cost less than $200 a decade ago now sells for closer to $1,500.” Ahead of @SenFinance , it’s time for #BigPharma to have their #BigTobacco moment:
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CSRxP
4 years
After years of talk about holding #BigPharma accountable, the @WhiteHouse has instead caved. The Rebate Rule would hand drug companies a $100+ billion bailout while they continue hiking prices. But Big Pharma isn’t in need of relief – struggling families are.
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3 years
The out-of-control prices set by #BigPharma on prescription drugs used to treat cancer have created a crisis of affordability – and placed breakthrough treatments out-of-reach for too many American patients. They must be held accountable for this price-gouging.
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2 years
Despite little evidence of efficacy, #BigPharma set an egregious $56,000/yr list price on the drug Aduhelm. Now, 77% of voters agree clinical value and likely cost should be considered in @US_FDA approval decisions for new medications.Β  More via @MorningConsult β†’
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2 years
A new @AARPpolicy analysis examining Medicare Part D from 2016-2020 on the 10 top-selling brand name drugs found that β€œon average, total Part D spending on the drugs reviewed over the 5-year period was more than 5 times higher than the average cost to develop a new drug.” More:
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2 years
Amid unprecedented momentum to hold #BigPharma accountable & lower #drugprices , @PhRMA is deflecting blame, falsely claiming β€œprescription drugs are not fueling inflation.” The facts are clear: Big Pharma’s price hikes have consistently outpaced inflation & caused rising costs.
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2 years
A new study published in @JAMA_current showcases how #BigPharma increasingly engages in egregious pricing practices on brand name drugs. Researchers affiliated with @Harvard and @BrighamWomens found that companies hiked launch prices by 20% every year for 14 years β†’
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2 years
From @MorningConsult : more than three in four voters support additional legislative and regulatory solutions to crack down on #BigPharma ’s egregious abuse of the patent system and boost competition in the prescription drug marketplace β†’
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CSRxP
2 years
As #drugprices continue to rise, voters know who’s to blame. It’s time for lawmakers to crack down on #BigPharma ’s out-of-control price gouging.
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CSRxP
2 years
While millions of Americans struggle to afford their medications, #BigPharma ’s price hikes continue to outpace inflation. It's time for Congress to act and hold Big Pharma accountable.
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CSRxP
5 years
Prescription #DrugPrices in America are out-of-control and the momentum for action is unprecedented. Congress must move quickly to hold #BigPharma accountable and lower prices.
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CSRxP
6 years
Some #drugprices news from @jessiehellmann : "Three U.S. senators are asking why a 40-year-old cancer drug has increased in price by 1,400 percent since 2013." @SenatorCollins , @clairecmc , and @SenCortezMasto send letter to Tri-Source Pharma
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CSRxP
7 years
Zoom in on the label of this prescription bottle
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CSRxP
4 years
The Admin's decision to advance the #RebateRule demonstrated shocking deference to the will of the #BigPharma . They should stand up to drug companies by withdrawing the Rebate Rule, leaving the critical 340B program alone & advancing solutions to hold Big Pharma accountable.
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CSRxP
5 years
. @RxPricing took a hard look at the #BigPharmaDollar – and unfortunately for #BigPharma , when you break down their spending, the math just doesn’t match their rhetoric. These are the facts:
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CSRxP
2 years
#BigPharma ’s never-ending price hikes have outpaced inflation for years – escalating the affordability crisis for Americans who face financial uncertainty purchasing their medications and imposing heavy costs on taxpayers. Learn more:
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CSRxP
2 years
#BigPharma giant @JNJNews surpassed #WallStreet analysts’ earnings expectations in Q1 of 2022, growing sales and posting massive profits after hiking prices on several prescription drugs in their portfolio amid the winter pandemic surge. Read more:
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CSRxP
5 years
πŸ”₯ Prepare for the grilling… It’s time to get answers from #BigPharma
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CSRxP
2 years
DYK: #BigPharma traditionally hikes prescription #drugprices in two major batches each year β€” the first starting in January and the second starting in July. Learn how their egregious practices have caused #RxPrices to rise at rates faster than #inflation ↓
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CSRxP
2 years
#BigPharma ’s innovation rhetoric is bogus – and policymakers must see through the pharmaceutical industry’s smoke and mirrors excuses to enact market-based solutions that hold brand name drug makers accountable and lower prescription #DrugPrices . β†’
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CSRxP
2 years
Have you seen #BigPharma ’s ads blaming others for out-of-control prescription #drugprices ? They claim to be investing in R&D – but are actually investing millions in advertising instead to keep drug prices out-of-control and evade accountability for price-gouging Americans.
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CSRxP
2 years
#BigPharma ’s sky-high launch prices & price hikes for life-saving drugs are NOT connected to increases in clinical value. Americans need Congress to crack down on #BigPharma ’s pricing practices that are the underlying cause of out-of-control #RxPrices . More:
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CSRxP
5 years
Via @nytimes : β€œ @SenFinance must not allow drug makers to point the finger elsewhere on Tuesday.”
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CSRxP
4 years
American diabetics are forced to pay some of the highest prices for insulin in the world. It's costing many their lives, and the rest of the world is taking notice. Listen via @BBC β†’
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CSRxP
5 years
. @Abbvie CEO says β€œwe make decisions based on our deep caring and compassion for people,” but is okay with 100% price hikes? Something isn’t adding up. #BigPharma needs a #DoseofReality :
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CSRxP
2 years
We applaud the momentum to address out-of-control prescription #drugprices and hold #BigPharma accountable. This is a real opportunity for market-based solutions to deliver more choices, more competition, and lower prices. Read our full statement:
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CSRxP
3 years
To undermine drug pricing solutions, #BigPharma funds patient groups and maintains an arsenal of astroturf third-party organizations and so-called charities. Learn more from this eye-opening report by @P4AD_ :
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CSRxP
5 years
Today’s #DoseofReality looks at the rhetoric of @AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot compared to his company’s track record of price hikes:
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CSRxP
3 years
A new report by @P4AD_ finds that many patient advocacy groups are funded by #BigPharma – creating conflicts of interest in the pursuit of drug price affordability. Read here:
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CSRxP
2 years
#BigPharma ’s egregious price hikes and pricing practices are putting life-saving medications out of reach for millions of Americans – and must be stopped.
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CSRxP
6 years
So where do those profits go? In β€˜16, Gilead had $13.5b profit - spent $11b on share buybacks and $2.5b on dividend. Nothing wrong with profit, but let’s not pretend that high #drugprices are being plowed back into R&D
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CSRxP
2 years
The millions of Americans facing financial uncertainty affording their medications have waited too long for action in Washington & are counting on Congress to finally deliver on repeated promises to lower #drugprices by cracking down on #BigPharma ’s egregious price-gouging. More:
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CSRxP
5 years
Of the 100 best-selling #BigPharma drugs, nearly 80% have extended their patents to block generic competition at least once, and 50% have extended them multiple times. Stop the patent abuse.
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CSRxP
6 years
Must-read new report from @IMAKglobal today demonstrates the lengths that #BigPharma will go to thwart competition from #generics & #biosimilars and keep #drugprices artifically high, costing the #healthcare system billions each year
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CSRxP
8 years
. @RepJohnDuncanJr : "I'm a very conservative pro-business Republican but I'm really sickened by what I've heard here..." #EpiPen #DrugPrices
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CSRxP
5 years
Without competition, #BigPharma can run wild, with American seniors paying the price. We need a real fix like the CREATES Act to make drugs more affordable. @SenateAging @DemsOnAging
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CSRxP
6 years
#BigPharma ’s #donuthole fix is really a $4 billion bailout, making seniors who rely on Medicare Part D pay more. More via @caitlinnowens @bobjherman β†’
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CSRxP
5 years
It’s simple: when #BigPharma is allowed to run wild, they line their pockets at the expense of patients. @WaysMeansCmte
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CSRxP
5 years
FACTS: Of the 100 best selling drugs, the makers of nearly 80 percent have extended their patents at least once to block generic competition and maintain monopolies on these critical medications. @senjudiciary
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CSRxP
3 years
We applaud @POTUS for calling for bipartisan action to lower #drugprices . This is a top priority for American voters who need relief from #BigPharma ’s egregious pricing and anti-competitive practices. We look forward to working with the admin and Congress to get this done.
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CSRxP
5 years
. @SenatorBaldwin is standing up for patients against #BigPharma 's abuse. Her #FAIRDrugPricing Act will help do what all Americans need: hold #BigPharma accountable.
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CSRxP
7 years
Over 2 decades, price of milk is up 23%, Dodge Caravan up 21%, insulin up 1157% #drugprices
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CSRxP
1 year
The heat was on during a recent Senate HELP Committee hearing πŸ”₯. @moderna_tx couldn't justify raising the price of their COVID-19 vaccine by nearly 500%. It's clear that they and other #BigPharma companies only care about maximizing profits. More here β†’
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CSRxP
7 years
#Insulin was discovered nearly 100 years ago, yet the price of the drug has now spiked by 700% in just two decades.
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CSRxP
5 years
#BigPharma has become a master manipulator, using shady tactics to keep #DrugPrices high. It’s time for the truth to come out. @WaysMeansCmte
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CSRxP
6 years
β€œ247 patent applications have been filed on Humira in the U.S. with the aim of delaying competition for 39 years.” @IMAKglobal ’s case study examines how overpatenting by #BigPharma hinders competition and drives up #drugprices β†’
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CSRxP
5 years
#BigPharma ’s strategy: find a drug patients can’t live without, then hike hike hike! Pharma sees the 7.4 million insulin-dependent diabetics not as patients, but as profits. Via @Runaway_Rx
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5 years
β€œWith advancements in research and development, the price of insulin should be going down. Instead, pharmaceutical companies keep raising the price simply to pad their bottom lines.” Sarah Gleich, Diabetic @SenFinance @SenFinance
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5 years
πŸ₯‡Congratulations to #BigPharma for setting yet another record… this time for spending a record-high $275 million on lobbying to keep #DrugPrices high.
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CSRxP
6 years
#BigPharma ’s unrelenting efforts to get their bailout is just another attempt to hijack something meant to help people and turn it into an opportunity to price-gouge patients. We won’t stand for it. #NoBigPharmaBailout
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CSRxP
6 years
❌ MYTH: #BigPharma -backed donut hole changes will β€œfix” #Medicare Part D: βœ… FACT: #BigPharma ’s solution is a bailout in their favor – and will dramatically raise prices for patients, especially seniors:
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7 years
@PhRMA Let’s talk about markups - eg how the markup paid by US Px far outstrips global #BigPharma R&D spend #drugprices
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CSRxP
5 years
No one should miss meals to pay for their medications. These are the stories behind #BigPharma ’s price hikes: @SenateAging @DemsOnAging
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CSRxP
5 years
. @pfizer raised the price of Lyrica 2,316 times between 2015 - 2019. @pfizer also spent $272 million on Lyrica advertisements in 2018 alone. Don’t buy #BigPharma ’s rhetoric, their massive price hikes are used to pay for ad buys and to bank higher profits.
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CSRxP
6 years
In @thehill , @DeanClancy pens a must-read op-ed on the "no-brainer" #CREATESAct - "Between these two extremes lies an elegant, bipartisan, and broadly popular solution: the Creates Act, which would reduce drug prices without harming anyone." #Drugprices
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CSRxP
5 years
ICYMI: #BigPharma as a whole runs rampant with patent abuse to keep #drugprices high – but these take the cake! @SenJudiciary , no more of this! Via @IMAKglobal β†’
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CSRxP
6 years
Op-ed on #CREATESAct from @freedomworks ' @pye & @dansav1776 : "One would think that, with this bipartisan agreement, a common sense solution could be enacted. Such a solution does exist, and it comes in the form of the CREATES Act." #drugprices #bigpharma
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CSRxP
1 year
Cracking down on #BigPharma ’s anti-competitive tactics will help lower #drugprices for patients. Don’t buy the bogus Big Pharma blame game designed to evade accountability and keep prices high. Learn more:
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CSRxP
7 years
It's time for #BigPharma to get their priorities straight: American's deserve open and honest prescription drug pricing.
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CSRxP
6 years
Honest question -- is there another industry that "limits" the annual price increase of their (old and unchanged) products to 9.9% and expects applause for it? #drugprices #bigpharma
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CSRxP
5 years
More proof #BigPharma will never do the right thing. After pledging to delay price hikes, @Merck is following @pfizer ’s back to β€œbusiness as normal,” increasing prices on important drugs – from cancer treatments to vaccines that prevent infections like HPV
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CSRxP
5 years
We commend @SenatorBraun for his unwavering support for the #FAIRDrugPricingAct . This legislation is a vital step to hold #BigPharma accountable!
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CSRxP
7 years
#PriceGougi $ol: #BigPharma ’s latest outrageously expensive drug
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CSRxP
2 years
β€œPeople are struggling to afford their prescription drugs. It’s ridiculous. It’s immoral… if the only kinds of innovations you’re generating are ones that patients can’t afford, that’s not real innovation in the rest of the economy.” More from @FREOPP president, @Avik Roy:
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CSRxP
5 years
#BigPharma games the patent system to block competition and protect their profits. By maintaining monopolies they drive up prices without improving the medications patients need most. Get the facts.
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CSRxP
6 years
Out-of-control #drugprices drove a banner week for #BigPharma earnings
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5 years
ICYMI: #CREATESAct and other key #DrugPricing bills have received a bipartisan πŸ‘ πŸ‘ from @EnergyCommerce , signaling bipartisan momentum to continue to advance and pass into law.
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CSRxP
6 years
Decades old drug went from free to $109,000/year. Really gets you in the holiday spirit. Or something. #drugprices
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CSRxP
2 years
#BigPharma ’s bogus blame game is designed to keep #drugprices high and pad their bottom line. It’s time for leaders in Washington to hold them accountable for their anti-competitive practices and price-gouging.
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CSRxP
6 years
From @KaiserFamFound -- #drugprices are the top domestic policy priority for voters, and yet little has been done to address the root causes of this crisis: the problem is the price.
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CSRxP
5 years
Instead of lowering prices for consumers, #BigPharma spent $9.91 million on lobbying in the first quarter of 2019 alone. It’s time to hold themaccountable. Millions of dollars spent on lobbying can’t stop bipartisan momentum to lower #DrugPrices .
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CSRxP
5 years
ICYMI: 1 in 10 Americans rely on insulin, and #BigPharma knows it. From out-of-control price hikes to patent abuse, patients have been strung along with no relief in sight. It’s time to hold Big Pharma accountable.
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1 year
ICYMI: After 6 years of extended monopoly pricing, 165 patents, and $114 billion in #BigPharma profits, @abbvie ’s brand name drug #Humira is FINALLY facing competition. Policymakers must crack down on Big Pharma’s patent abuse. Learn more via @nytimes :
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CSRxP
5 years
While Big Pharma is posting record-high profits, Americans are selling their possessions to afford insulin. It’s time for #BigPharma price gouging to end.
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CSRxP
5 years
βœ– A $100 billion #BigPharma bailout. βœ– Higher premiums on seniors. βœ– $200 billion price tag for taxpayers. βœ– No reduction in list prices. Of course #BigPharma is eager to see the Rebate Rule enacted!
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CSRxP
5 years
A former pharmaceutical industry worker, Sheldon Armus is now a patient, struggling to keep up with #BigPharma ’s skyrocketing #DrugPrices . @SenateAging @DemsOnAging
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CSRxP
5 years
"There are a number of groups created by pharma companies that look and act like patient organizations, but they're 100% funded by industry. They sound and look like patient organizations, but they take positions that industry wants."
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5 years
β€œThis will bring basic transparency for drug companies that are systematically jacking up the prices of prescription drugs.” Thank you @SenatorBaldwin , for taking a leadership role in holding #BigPharma accountable!
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