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The trial results showed the combinations did not significantly increase the risk of asthma-related hospitalizations, intubations or asthma-related deaths. Read More
Boehringer Ingelheim agreed to pay $13.5 million to all 50 states and the District of Columbia to settle a lawsuit alleging the company promoted unapproved uses of prescription drugs and engaged in deceptive marketing. Read More
The FDA removed its Boxed Warning regarding asthma-related death from the labels of medicines containing long-acting beta agonists in combination with inhaled corticosteroids, following postmarket studies of possible side effects. Read More
The French Competition Authority fined Johnson & Johnson €25 million ($27 million) for delaying market access to generic copies of its painkiller Durogesic, a fentanyl-based patch for treatment of chronic and severe pain. Read More
Sandoz triumphed over Amgen in a biosimilar patent infringement case that went from a Northern California federal court, up the ladder to the Supreme Court and back down again — following victories in both the district court and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals this past week. Read More
An HHS audit of the Medicaid drug rebate program found hundreds of misclassifications by manufacturers — which may have led to more than $1.3 billion in lost rebates payable to the federal government over the past five years. Read More
The House of Representatives moved closer to passing the final version of the Republicans’ tax reform legislation Tuesday, a sweeping $1.5 trillion measure that reduces or eliminates many deductions and credits — including cutting the orphan drug research tax credit in half. Read More
The UK’s competition watchdog agency claimed the drugmaker Concordia overcharged the NHS by millions for its hypothyroid medication liothyronine, also known as Cytomel, following price increases of almost 6,000 percent over a decade. Read More
UK’s MHRA reclassified Pfizer’s Viagra (sildenafil), allowing it to be sold over the counter without a prescription, branded as Viagra Connect. Previous versions of the tablet will still be available as a prescription medicine. Read More