Healthcare
A lawsuit filed by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America failed to block an Arkansas law that empowers hospitals to use outside pharmacies to dispense discounted drugs.
Eli Lilly has partnered with Amazon Pharmacy to help fill online orders of its obesity drug Zepbound—as well as migraine and diabetes medicines—placed through the pharma’s online portal LillyDirect.
Judge Zahid Quraishi on Thursday appeared unconvinced by the pharmaceutical companies’ arguments that the Inflation Reduction Act’s Drug Price Negotiation Program violated the U.S. Constitution.
President Joe Biden has proposed expansions to the Inflation Reduction Act, including an increase in the annual number of prescription drugs that would be subject to price negotiations to 50, up from 20.
The World Health Organization has detected signals of growing HIV resistance to GSK and ViiV Healthcare’s Tivicay, which it says must be minimized as part of the broader global response to antimicrobial resistance.
Despite its overall survival and disease progression benefits, the U.K.’s drug cost watchdog has declined to recommend AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu due to a lack of cost-effectiveness.
The FDA and CDC warned Thursday of a small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome in older adults after immunization with respiratory syncytial virus vaccines from GSK and Pfizer.
On Wednesday, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to recommend Valneva’s chikungunya virus vaccine Ixchiq for certain high-risk patient groups.
With over 20% of people born between 1997 and 2003 identifying as a sexual and gender minority, moderated panels at SCOPE 2024 discuss the need to engage this community in clinical trials.
The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday said they are investigating group purchasing organizations and drug wholesalers’ possible involvement.
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