Pharmaceutical Industry

If you’ve ever been shocked, or horrified, by the price of prescription drugs, Michael Kinch’s new book is for you. He discussed on "St. Louis on the Air" what he found writing “The Price of Health.”

A local company is providing prescriptions for underserved, low income and chronically ill people.On Thursday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh…

The state of Missouri filed suit Wednesday against three major drug companies, alleging they fueled the nation’s opioid epidemic with a campaign of false…

When Turning Pharmaceuticals acquired the drug Daraprim, used for decades to treat and prevent infections, it boosted the price from $13.50 to $700 a…

When two new drugs for hepatitis C hit the market, they were a game-changer. About 95 percent of hepatitis C patients can be cured with either Harvoni or…

Some are calling it a "game-changer" in the battle against methamphetamine labs - a new form of pseudoephedrine that apparently can't be used to make the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 6, 2012 - Consumers filled 88 million discounted prescriptions at Walgreens last year under the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 29, 2011 - Like the makers of brand-name grocery items, some drug manufacturers offer coupons in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 19, 2011 - Illinois consumers are being flooded this week with offers of a free program that is…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 23, 2010 - On Feb. 21, 2010, The New York Times published an article by Gardiner Harris titled…