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Researchers from the Brookings Institution are calling for fresh incentives to improve manufacturing infrastructure and drug quality to reduce ongoing, persistent shortages of generic sterile injectables (GSIs). Read More
A revised report from the Institute for Clinical Evaluation and Research (ICER) has reiterated that two experimental gene therapies for sickle cell disease (SCD) would likely be cost-effective if priced at $2 million. Read More
Eli Lilly’s generic insulin Lispro can cost nearly four times as much as the company’s promised price of $25 per vial, according to a new report from Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Raphael Warnock (Ga.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn). Read More
With COVID-19 vaccines moving to the open market postpandemic, their manufacturers should remember the support they received from the federal government when setting prices, said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra in an open letter to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers. Read More
The FTC will continue its ongoing examination of the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry at an open meeting July 20 when it decides whether to issue a warning to PBMs to stop relying on older FTC advocacy materials that opposed mandatory PBM transparency and disclosure requirements. Read More
It is not clear yet whether the reported cases are linked to the drugs, to the patients’ underlying conditions or other factors, the EMA stated. Read More
In an effort to improve adherence with postmarketing requirements (PMR), the FDA has laid out the circumstances under which noncompliance with PMRs is justified in a new draft guidance. Read More
Acknowledging the complexity of human cellular and gene therapy (CGT) products, the FDA has written a draft guidance intended to help manufacturers manage and report changes in products, based on a lifecycle approach, and how to assess the effect of manufacturing changes on product quality. Read More
A revised report from the Institute for Clinical Evaluation and Research (ICER) has reiterated that two experimental gene therapies for sickle cell disease (SCD) would likely be cost-effective if priced at $2 million. Read More
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is conducting a safety review of GLP-1 receptor agonists such as Ozempic (semaglutide), Saxenda (liraglutide) and Wegovy (semaglutide) following 150 reports from the Icelandic Medicines Agency of suicidal thoughts and self-injury in people using one of the drugs for weight loss or type 2 diabetes. Read More
The CMS notice comes after U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled the agency had underpaid for 340B medications from 2018 through most of 2022. Read More