Associated PressJuly 11, 2022
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Advocates hope it will be the first of many.
Tag: pharmaceuticalsTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 3/4/25-House Democratic Leader Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, talks with the media about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ State of the State speech during the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Tuesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
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Associated PressJuly 11, 2022
Tristan WoodFebruary 2, 2022
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The bonefish tested had an average of seven pharmaceuticals in its system.
Anne GeggisOctober 14, 2021
3min815
The Coral Gables Republican has not yet drawn a challenger.
Associated PressFebruary 24, 2021
6min1005
Sees potential national security and economic risks
A.G. GancarskiApril 22, 20197min368
Sen. Bean has teamed with Gov. DeSantis on the Canadian drug bill.
Michael MolineMarch 20, 2019
6min822
“They’re really not Canadian drugs. That’s one of the misnomers here.”
Staff ReportsDecember 8, 2016
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Florida and 42 other states will share in a $19.5 million settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. in a lawsuit alleging improper marketing of Abilify, an antipsychotic drug. Florida’s share is more than $965,000, according to a spokeswoman for Attorney General Pam Bondi. The document was filed in Broward County Circuit Court. “With this multistate settlement, consumers will […]
Guest AuthorOctober 18, 20156min434
The rising expense of pharmaceuticals is expected to put extra pressure on Florida’s budget next year, with the Department of Corrections, worker health insurance plans, and Medicaid shouldering most of the burden. New specialty drugs in particular are fanning the budgetary flames, such as Sovaldi and Harvoni: $1,000 pills that cure Hepatitis C. Many observers […]
Guest AuthorMarch 16, 20153min208
Innovation is all around us. We see it in electronics, automobiles and many other sectors of our economy. American consumers regularly use products with new features they think will make their lives a little more interesting, more convenient, more efficient or otherwise better. While a thinner phone or a faster computer certainly might seem significant […]
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 12, 2015
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It’s being called “The Right Place, The Right Time” bill by its supporters. Opponents think the measure, SB 784, is the wrong bill at the wrong time. Either way, it will be one of the most contested health care battles of the session and pits — once again — Florida’s largest physicians association against some […]