Bristol Myers Squibb Company
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has filed a case against Bristol Myers Squibb alleging the company conducted patent fraud to extend protections for its multiple myeloma drug Pomalyst.
Bristol Myers Squibb announced Monday that Reblozyl is now approved as a first-line treatment for adults with anemia due to myelodysplastic syndromes who may require regular blood transfusions.
In the next two weeks, the FDA will hand out regulatory verdicts to BMS, Outlook Therapeutics and BioLineRx.
The settlement agreement between the companies follows three patent-infringement lawsuits filed by Bristol-Myers Squibb over the blockbuster cancer immunotherapies.
Biogen’s $7.3 billion Reata acquisition and layoffs dominated this week’s news, while BMS and Roche reported second-quarter earnings and BioSpace looked at 12 late-stage neuro companies.
Revenue for 2023 is now expected to decline to the low single digits instead of the 2% growth projected. Leadership pointed to the company’s multiple myeloma drugs as the main drags on earnings.
Bristol Myers Squibb is paying a total of $95 million to the two companies for exclusive global rights to programs developed within long-term partnerships designed to further BMS’ neuro pipeline.
The revised guidance comes amid lawsuits filed by drug manufacturers and industry groups, which claim the Inflation Reduction Act is unconstitutional. Prices negotiated will be effective as of 2026.
On the heels of Merck’s and BMS’ lawsuits, the pharma industry’s lobbying group Wednesday filed a complaint in federal court asserting that the price-setting provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are unconstitutional.
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