House Members Join Probe in Allergan-Mohawk Patent Deal
Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee pressed Allergan for an explanation of its decision to transfer patents for its lucrative dry-eye drug Restasis to a Mohawk tribe to…
Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee pressed Allergan for an explanation of its decision to transfer patents for its lucrative dry-eye drug Restasis to a Mohawk tribe to…
HHS has once again pushed back the effective date of its final rule that would institute fines for drugmakers who overcharge for products covered by a hospital discount program. Source:…
As federal right-to-try legislation gathers steam on Capitol Hill, the FDA rolled out measures to streamline its expanded access process — including loosening institutional review board requirements — and issued…
Amgen leveled new biosimilar patent infringement litigation against Mylan, after the generics manufacturer submitted an FDA application for its version of the company’s Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) therapy earlier this year. Source:…
A federal judge declined to block Maryland’s new law on generic drug price-gouging that went into effect Oct. 1, but said a challenge based on the law’s vagueness can proceed.…
A health plan for a carpenters’ union filed a class action lawsuit against Celgene, claiming the drugmaker engaged in anti-competitive practices to maintain its monopoly on Thalomid and Revlimid. Source:…
As part of a broad effort to increase competition and lower drug prices, the FDA spelled out what it expects from sponsors of abbreviated new generic drug applications who are…
Four Democratic senators are calling for an investigation into a Native American tribe’s acquisition of four patents from Allergan, saying the deal is a “blatantly anti-competitive” scheme to avoid review…
Amgen has agreed to delay U.S. sales of its cheaper biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira for the next six years under a settlement with AbbVie. Source: Drug Industry Daily
Drug wholesaler Amerisourcebergen agreed in federal court to pay $260 million and plead guilty to violating federal drug law via a criminal scheme to sell cancer drugs illegally repackaged in…