Medicare Part D pays twice as much on average for hundreds of drugs as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), mostly because VA negotiates prices directly with drugmakers, the Government…

Most of the 53 novel drugs approved by the FDA in 2020 were reviewed through at least one expedited approval process, the agency said in a report on the year.…

AstraZeneca (AZ), Sanofi and Eli Lilly have each filed lawsuits against HHS, arguing the federal government can’t force them to provide 340B drug discounts to contract pharmacies. Source: Drug Industry…

Another last-minute Trump administration policy was issued at the end of last week by HHS that requires five-year, renewable term limits for directors of all agencies under the department, including…

Participants who received a full two-shot regimen in Moderna’s phase 1 vaccine trial are being given the option to receive a third booster shot through a new clinical trial in…

Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler is set to become Operation Warp Speed’s new chief science officer as just a single day remains until the Biden presidency takes up the mantle…

The import, sale and marketing of a competitor to AbbVie’s Botox wrinkle treatment must be stopped for nearly two years, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled this week. Source:…

COVID-19 vaccine developers are faced with an ethical quandary — whether to let phase 3 trial participants become “unblinded” and to receive authorized vaccines as they become available, which could…

GlaxoSmithKline has received FDA approval for Benlysta (belimumab) to treat active lupus nephritis, a serious inflammation of the kidneys that appears in about four in 10 patients with the most…

The FDA’s vaccines advisory committee voted almost unanimously on Thursday in favor of Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, with all but one abstaining member supporting clearance, and…