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The FDA said it wants to work with Illinois to determine how the state can legally and safely distribute thousands of doses of foreign flu vaccine to state residence.
In an attempt to help offset the U.S. flu vaccine shortage, the FDA has identified roughly 5 million additional doses of flu vaccine from foreign suppliers, according to HHS.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is on track to move as much as 30 percent of its human clinical drug trials to low-cost countries, according to the drugmaker’s top executive.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule that will significantly change the way it pays for Medicare Part B drugs administered in physicians’ offices starting in January.
In a policy shift, the American Medical Association (AMA) now supports the concept of the federal government negotiating drug prices with pharmaceutical firms under Medicare — a position that has given ammunition to lawmakers seeking to pass legislation in this area.
Pfizer has dropped its drug discount card for the elderly and is shifting participants to a new Medicare-approved discount card — a move that has drawn sharp criticism from patient advocates.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to start covering the off-label uses of four colon cancer drugs in clinical trials -- a move that is among several new CMS initiatives designed to improve Medicare's coverage of cancer treatments.
Brand firm Otsuka America Pharmaceutical has signed an agreement allowing specialty pharma company Prasco Laboratories to launch an authorized generic version of its leg-pain drug Pletal — a launch that precedes outside generic competition on the product.
The FDA said it has a strong interest in working with Illinois officials to determine how the state can legally and safely distribute thousands of doses of unlicensed flu vaccine which Illinois has secured through foreign wholesalers participating in its drug importation program.