…The group has argued #tariffs would undermine efforts to boost domestic manufacturing, a goal of #Trump.
#Pharmaceutical products have long been spared from trade wars due to the potential harms, but he has repeatedly threatened a 25% tariff on pharmaceutical imports.
Last week, the Trump admin announced probes into pharmaceutical imports, citing [BS] #NationalSecurity concerns over reliance on foreign #drug production.
Exclusive: US #pharma #tariffs would raise US drug costs by $51B annually
A 25% #Trump #tariff on #pharmaceutical imports would increase US #drug #costs by nearly $51 billion annually, boosting US #prices by as much as 12.9% if passed on, a report commissioned by the industry's US #trade group & reviewed by Reuters shows.
#economy #PersonalFinance #medicine #drugs #pharmaceuticals #inflation #recession
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-pharma-tariffs-would-raise-us-drug-costs-by-51-bln-annually-report-finds-2025-04-25/
US #FDA suspends #milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
The #Food & #Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk & other #dairy products due to reduced capacity in its #FoodSafety & nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
#Trump #Musk #RFKJr #HHS #PublicHealth #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-fda-suspends-milk-quality-tests-amid-workforce-cuts-2025-04-21/
Both sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly, said they expected the policy to come from the agency that oversees #Medicare and #Medicaid health programs.
The first source said he had been told directly by govt #health officials that they were exploring such a policy, which he described as a mid-level priority for the #Trump Administration as it tries to lower #drug prices.
Porque mi vecino puede escuchar esta cosa tan oscura y mal hecha que se llama Reggaeton a tan alto volumen.
Pasa muy rara vez que musica me causa malestar.. pero esto no es música, es una mezcla ascerosa de temas viejos maravillosos tirado al suelo con estos ruidos ( como pudiera explicar que se siente escuchandolo :):)
Hay profesionales que se han hecho las mismo preguntas y aqui lo comparto :)
https://vivirpormusica.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/%C2%BFpor-que-el-reggaeton-no-es-musica/
#Trump has said the #tariffs will incentivize #drug companies to move operations to the US. However, analysts & companies have raised concerns about the difficulty in setting up manufacturing in the country.
"While the details are scant, we are strongly opposed to tariffs on any #pharmaceuticals — these will likely do little to shift manufacturing back to the US," said BMO Capital Markets analyst Evan Seigerman.
#Injectable #Microcrystals represent a promising area of research in #Drug #Delivery, offering the potential for long-lasting therapeutic effects with reduced patient discomfort.
#FDA #Layoffs Could Raise #Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety No mission, no research, no science, no knowledge. #FDA is eviscerated. In many areas of the #FDA, no #employees remain to process payroll, to file #retirement or layoff paperwork and to help overseas #inspectors who are at risk of maxing out agency credit cards. Even the agency’s #library where researchers and experts relied on medical journal subscriptions that have now been canceled, has been shut down. https://archive.is/NBha8
Trump Administration Drops Biden's Proposal of #Medicare #WeightLoss #Drug Coverage
Adherence to #Guideline Recommendations on Psychotropic #Drug Use for Challenging Behavior in #Dementia
"...Of all newly started prescriptions, 17% were evaluated within the recommended 7 days after starting..."
#Geriatrics #Care #Alzheimers #Deprescribing #MedMastodon
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(24)00897-1/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email
#drug : any animal, vegetable, or mineral substance used in the composition of medicines
- French: drogue
- German: die Droge
- Italian: droga
- Portuguese: droga
- Spanish: droga
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See previous words @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/past
The #DOJ is considering merging the lead agencies enforcing #drug & #gun laws in a major shakeup as it moves to follow #Trump's instructions to sharply *streamline* the govt.
In addition to merging the Drug Enforcement Agency #DEA & Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives #ATF, DOJ leaders are considering eliminating field offices that handle #antitrust & #environmental cases, according to a March 25 memo seen by Reuters.
#law #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-department-considers-merging-dea-atf-major-wave-cuts-memo-shows-2025-03-27
Study associates decriminalization with overdoses
A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations.
#study #drug #policy #health #BritishColumbia #News
https://globalnews.ca/news/11097535/study-associates-decriminalization-with-overdoses/
A story you won't hear from the current admin or mainstream news: #Drug deaths in the U.S. are down. Way down. Across the country-- many states are seeing 30% to 50% reduction.
Hopeful theories why: Better #addiction outreach; Overdose reversal drug Narcan is widely available...
https://www.wusf.org/2025-03-24/reporters-notebook-8-theories-why-fentanyl-deaths-are-plummeting
“Ludicrous” Situation: #JeffreyEpstein Case #Redaction Takes Over #FBI #NewYork Office. The bureau’s New York field office normally chases #drug dealers and #spies. Right now, according to multiple sources, priority one is #redacting the sex trafficker’s case files. None of this should surprise anyone. #corruption #fraud #abuse #illegal #children What government we have remaining is employed full time in covering up #Trump and friends illegal conduct https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/epstein-case-review-fbis-new-york
#China has executed four #Canadians over #drug-related convictions, #Canada’s foreign affairs minister said Wednesday, a development that threatens to worsen an already tense relationship between the countries.
Mélanie Joly, the Canadian minister, told reporters that she condemned the #executions, & that the government would still seek clemency for others.
#geopolitics #insanity #DeathPenalty #law #InternationalLaw #HumanRights
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/world/asia/china-canada-drug-executions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=C08785F3-84B8-415A-B4C1-88873966D790
"The Continuing Crisis, Part VIII: mRNA Vaccines Under Attack" by Derek Lowe, Science
mRNA conspiracy theories, lies and stupidity are all back again - this time what appears to be as national policy.
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/continuing-crisis-part-viii-mrna-vaccines-under-attack
#Trump's #tariffs on #India begin 2 April & with nearly half of all medicines taken in the #US coming from India, tariffs could make some Indian #generic medicines #unviable, forcing companies to exit part of the market & exacerbating existing #drug #shortages, experts say.
#USPol #auspol #TrumpRecession #RESIST
