/tags/pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals en-US Copyright Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:29:27 GMT /health/2022-12-26/north-carolina-pharma-companies-frontlines-rsv-fight Two pharmaceutical companies with North Carolina ties are working on vaccines and treatments for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:29:27 GMT /health/2022-12-26/north-carolina-pharma-companies-frontlines-rsv-fight Bradley George /health/2022-04-07/pfizer-to-buy-durham-based-pharmaceutical-company ReViral is working on an oral treatment for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:16:59 GMT /health/2022-04-07/pfizer-to-buy-durham-based-pharmaceutical-company Bradley George /news/2021-08-02/whats-next-in-wnc-after-26-billion-national-opioid-settlement Last week, three of the country’s major pharmaceutical distributors reached a $26-billion settlement with several states over opioids. North Carolina... Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:25:30 GMT /news/2021-08-02/whats-next-in-wnc-after-26-billion-national-opioid-settlement Lilly Knoepp /news/2021-06-15/nooses-found-hanging-durham-pharmaceutical-plant-merck Officials at a pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina have launched an investigation into the discovery of two nooses at a construction site. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:16:52 GMT /news/2021-06-15/nooses-found-hanging-durham-pharmaceutical-plant-merck Associated Press /health/2020-09-03/can-pharmaceutical-testing-ever-be-ethical-under-capitalism Before a pharmaceutical treatment can hit the pharmacy shelves, manufacturers must prove the product’s safety through a series of trials. Phase I trials… Thu, 03 Sep 2020 20:13:48 GMT /health/2020-09-03/can-pharmaceutical-testing-ever-be-ethical-under-capitalism Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /health/2017-11-09/doctors-get-big-bucks-from-drug-and-medical-device-industries North Carolina's doctor offices are awash in pharmaceutical and medical device industry cash. These financial relationships are starting to raise… Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:35:36 GMT /health/2017-11-09/doctors-get-big-bucks-from-drug-and-medical-device-industries Jason deBruyn /show/the-state-of-things/2017-11-09/doctors-get-big-bucks-from-drug-and-medical-device-industries North Carolina's doctor offices are awash in pharmaceutical and medical device industry cash. These financial relationships are starting to raise… Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:35:36 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-11-09/doctors-get-big-bucks-from-drug-and-medical-device-industries Jason deBruyn /health/2017-06-08/study-pharma-payments-correlate-to-higher-prescription-rates Physicians who receive compensation from pharmaceutical companies for speaking engagements, food or travel were more likely to prescribe cancer-fighting… Thu, 08 Jun 2017 20:40:53 GMT /health/2017-06-08/study-pharma-payments-correlate-to-higher-prescription-rates Jason deBruyn /science-technology/2016-03-29/diabetes-drug-manufacturer-breaks-ground-begins-hiring-in-clayton A Danish pharmaceutical company broke ground on its second facility in Johnston County Monday. Novo Nordisk says the $1.8 billion plant will be built next… Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:22:17 GMT /science-technology/2016-03-29/diabetes-drug-manufacturer-breaks-ground-begins-hiring-in-clayton Rebecca Martinez /business-economy/2015-09-04/access-to-info-doctors-receive-payments-from-pharmaceutical-companies Physicians earn their livings from patient care, but for many, fees are not their only source of income. New data released under the Affordable Care Act… Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:22:52 GMT /business-economy/2015-09-04/access-to-info-doctors-receive-payments-from-pharmaceutical-companies Laura Lee, Frank Stasio