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A Michigan clinic manager pleaded guilty to a scheme to unnecessarily prescribe controlled substances that lost Medicare $131 million, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the plea the latest victory in Justice Department efforts against those exploiting the opioid addiction epidemic. Read More
A charity that helps low-income patients buy prescription drugs sued the federal government, claiming federal overreach left it unable to communicate with donors. Read More
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that a district court was overly broad in its interpretation of patents in a lawsuit by a Teva subsidiary accusing Apotex of infringing its patents for the coating on a muscle relaxant pill. Read More
A new FDA draft guidance recommends sponsors include new class labeling and prescribing information for combined hormonal contraceptives containing estrogen and progestin. Read More
The trial results showed the combinations did not significantly increase the risk of asthma-related hospitalizations, intubations or asthma-related deaths. Read More
The PTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board dismissed a patent owner’s claims of sovereign immunity from the proceedings — in a move that might have implications for Allergan’s Restasis patent case involving a Native American tribe that is currently pending before the board. Read More