Mallinckrodt to Buy Questcor for Lucrative MS Drug

Mallinckrodt to buy Questcor for lucrative MS drug
The injectable drug, a formulation of pituitary hormones extracted from pigs, is priced at about $ 30,000 per vial. Acthar is expected to touch $ 1.9 billion in sales in 2018, according to Thomson Reuters data. Originally developed as a treatment for …
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About One-Fourth of California's Inmates Test Positive for Drugs
That's leading state prison officials to propose increasing penalties for drug and alcohol use in state prisons. The proposed … Officials say more stringent penalties would increase prison safety and help inmates complete substance abuse treatment …
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Ohio candidate calls for more heroin treatment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Democrat candidate for Ohio attorney general is calling for increased drug addiction treatment to combat the state's heroin epidemic. David Pepper is also promoting a plan to get drugs and dealers off the streets and to put …
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