Patients for Affordable Drugs Archives

Group seeking lower drug prices boosts Kim

January 6, 2020 6:00 amJanuary 5, 2020 11:26 pm

A group that advocates for lower prescription drug prices will begin airing digital ads thanking freshman Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) for standing up to big pharma. Kim was a co-sponsor of a bill that would permit Medicare to negotiate directly...

Group advocating lower drug prices spending six-figures to boost Andy Kim

October 24, 2019 12:27 pmOctober 24, 2019 1:14 pm

Patients for Affordable Drugs Now, which spent over $3 million in New Jersey’s U.S. Senate race last year, has launched a six-figure digital video ad highlighting Rep. Andy Kim’s leadership in the fight to lower prescription drug prices. The decision...

Celgene pays $55 million to settle lawsuit on cancer drug prices

July 24, 2019 1:24 pmJuly 24, 2019 6:08 pm

The New Jersey drug maker who was became part of a debate over the cost of prescription drugs when their former CEO ran for the United States Senate last year, has agreed to pay $55 million to settle a class...

Bob Hugin named to drug maker board seat

February 19, 2019 11:59 amFebruary 19, 2019 1:03 pm

Bob Hugin, who spent $36 million of his own money last year to win 43% of the vote in a race for United States Senator, has joined the board of Allergan, a pharmaceutical company. Allergen is Parsippany-based specialty drug maker...

Mitchell says his cancer has relapsed

February 7, 2019 8:18 pm

The founder of a grassroots group that spent millions attack Bob Hugin for raising the price of a life saving cancer drug says that his own cancer has relapsed. David Mitchell is the founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs Action,...

Cancer patient nearly went broke paying for Hugin cancer drug in new Menendez ad

October 18, 2018 1:26 pmOctober 18, 2018 1:26 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez today released a new TV ad that features a South Jersey cancer patient who says he nearly lost his home to pay for a life-saving drug sold by Republican Bob Hugin’s pharmaceutical company. Mark Wilson, a...

Super PAC launches two new anti-Hugin ads

August 14, 2018 12:31 pm

Patients for Affordable Drug Action, a super PAC that is spending $1.5 million in opposition to Bob Hugin’s campaign for the United States Senate, today releases digital ads featuring the stories of two New Jerseyans who criticize the former Celgene...