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Welcome to the October 31, 2017, issue of Pharma Industry News Update (aka PinUp). Some experts are 'heartbroken' that the pharmaceutical industry has not done more in the digital health arena and they blame it on belief in

Welcome to the October 27, 2017, issue of Pharma Industry News Update (aka PinUp). Some drugs sell themselves, others require an army of

Welcome to the October 24, 2017, issue of Pharma Industry News Update (aka PinUp). Pharma financial support of patient groups is nothing new, but when you learn that 93% of them receive pharma funding it's a shock. And it seems money buys influence. IMHO, it may be time for more transparency.

Welcome to the October 20, 2017, issue of Pharma Industry News Update (aka PinUp). Is the drug industry wholly, partly, or not to blame at all for the current opioid epidemic? There are many players in the 'drug industry,' but most consumers and voters only think Big Pharma when they here that phrase. But let's not forget the wholesalers that distribute drugs to pharmacies and hospitals. They are saying, 'it's not us, it's the DEA's fault.' And let's not forget to blame patients who willingly are recruited to lobby for less restrictions on opioids. Lastly - and I can't believe this argument is still out there - let's blame the poor people addicted to opioids!

Welcome to the October 17, 2017, issue of Pharma Industry News Update (aka PinUp). Let's focus on False Hope. First, there's the 'War on Drugs/Opioids,' which offered hope but failed from a law-enforcement perspective. We learn from a DEA whistleblower that Congress and drug company lobbyists hobbled the DEA's ability to go after companies that knowingly supplied opioids to corrupt 'pill mills.' Then there's the false hope of longer life for cancer patients peddled by both unregulated hospital and regulated drug marketers.

Welcome to the October 13, 2017, issue of Pharma Industry News Update (aka PinUp). When pharma marketers are bamboozled, one might say the

Welcome to the October 10, 2017, issue of Pharma Industry News Update (aka PinUp). 'Crock of shite!' is a phrase I borrowed from my Irish friends. You can guess the King's English version. More politely known as 'a pile of poo', the term 'a crock of shit(e)' derives from an ancient Roman custom where people would poo into a pot if they were particularly bored by whichever philosopher happened to be talking rubbish at the time. What Purdue proposes as a way to combat overuse of opioids for pain is not so much boring as it is insulting to our intelligence! And don't get me started on the 'crock of shite' celebrities engage in when shilling for the pharma industry!

Welcome to the October 6, 2017, issue of Pharma Industry News Update (aka PinUp). While PhRMA praises the drug industry for

Welcome to the October 3, 2017, issue of Pharma Industry News Update (aka PinUp). Wow! According to an MM&M survey, salaries of pharma marketers skyrocketed in 2017. Perhaps because the drug industry needs smoke and mirrors to justify the cost of new medicines and hide the fact that some of its products - like the flu vaccines - do not work very well. Meanwhile, why has it taken so long to develop a universal flu vaccine and a searchable FDA adverse event database.

Welcome to the September 29, 2017, issue of Pharma Industry News Update (aka PinUp). There are various methods the drug industry uses to