by Dr Simone | Apr 22, 2026 | ANTICOMPETITIVE MERGERS, Big Pharma, Dr Simone, Healthcare Costs, HEALTHCARE CRISIS
U.S. antitrust policy should be strengthened to address anticompetitive mergers in the pharmaceutical sector, particularly “killer acquisitions” that eliminate emerging competition. This includes lowering reporting thresholds in highly concentrated health care markets, requiring the inclusion of intangible assets such as patents in merger evaluations, and applying heightened scrutiny to transactions involving overlapping products. Regulators, including the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, should also require enforceable commitments to continued product development and post-merger transparency. These reforms would help preserve competition, promote innovation, and protect patients from high prices and reduced access to essential therapies.
by Dr Simone | May 14, 2025 | Dr Simone, Dr Simone Report, Drugs, FDA, Healthcare, Healthcare Costs, TELEHEALTH
Current rules from the FDA apply to drug companies’ ads, requiring them to show risks. But telehealth companies aren’t held to the same standards — even when they promote the same drugs. That could mislead patients.
Are doctors favoring drugs from partner companies?
Are patients being properly evaluated?
What exactly are the companies paying each other for?
Is the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) being violated?
by Dr Simone | Feb 27, 2025 | Big Pharma, DIM Diindolylmethane, Dr Simone, Inflammation, Phytoestrogen, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Health
DIM can decrease PSA levels in prostate cancer patients, and decrease early high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.
by Dr Simone | Feb 22, 2025 | Big Pharma, Cancer, Dr Simone, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Health, The Simone Report
Several medications in pill form are commonly used as part of prostate cancer treatment, particularly for hormone therapy (androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT), which slows the cancer’s growth by reducing testosterone levels. Costs vary dramatically. Efficacies vary as well.
by Dr Simone | Feb 20, 2025 | Big Pharma, CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, Dr Simone
BIG PHARMA PAY HUGE CRIMINAL FINES
