Patients for Affordable Drugs Archives

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...

Hugin slammed in new TV ad

August 3, 2018 11:48 am

Patients for Affordable Drugs Action has launched a new TV ad attacking Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin for doubling the price of a life-saving cancer treatment drug while serving as CEO of pharmaceutical giant Celgene. The ad, “Alive,” is...

Hugin pushes back on claims of greed

July 13, 2018 11:32 amJuly 15, 2018 1:52 pm

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin has a new ad that rebuts claims made by a super PAC that Hugin has profited by overcharging for a cancer-fighting drug manufactured by the pharmaceutical company he ran. The ad, titled “Ryan” features...