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Insys Therapeutics should be prosecuted for efforts to increase use of its fentanyl spray Subsys, according to Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), in a report from her investigation into opioid manufacturers and distributors. Read More
Two AIDS patient advocacy groups urged New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — a frequent foe of anticompetitive behavior by drugmakers — to investigate potential pay-for-delay deals by Gilead. Read More
Arizona joined the growing number of states filing lawsuits alleging marketing fraud by opioid manufacturers, as Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed suit against Insys Therapeutics and three doctors for allegedly being part of a fraudulent and misleading marketing effort for Susys (fentanyl). Read More
Baxter International will divest the rights to two drugs held by Claris Lifesciences to offset the anticompetitive effects of its acquisition of Claris, under terms of a final FTC order. Read More
A Pennsylvania district court refused to certify a group of corporate and institutional drug purchasers as plaintiffs in a class-action antitrust suit against several drugmakers — saying the approximately two-dozen organizations in the class was relatively small and did not meet legal class-action requirements. Read More
Par Pharmaceutical filed a civil complaint against QuVa Pharma saying the company’s two founders poached key employees and stole trade secrets. Read More
Coherus BioSciences filed a petition with the PTO for an inter partes review of a patent on production methods for Amgen’s Enbrel (etanercept), saying the claims are obvious and unpatentable. Read More