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The 340B Drug Discount Program needs more regulation, oversight and transparency to combat abuse by bad actors, according to members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. Read More
More than 70,000 Zantac cases may go to trial following Delaware Superior Court Judge Vivian Medinilla’s order allowing plaintiffs’ expert witnesses to testify in court that the drug may cause cancer. Read More
In responding to an FTC/HHS request for information (RFI) on how drug wholesalers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) influence generic drug shortages, the trade group for generic and biosimilar drug manufacturers has requested an investigation of the drug buyers’ practices. Read More
Novo Nordisk has sued nine more companies for selling products billed as containing semaglutide, a primary ingredient in the Danish pharma’s popular weight loss drug Wegovy. Read More
A February data breach at drug distributor Cencora has exposed the personal medical information of tens of thousands of patients, according to filings with numerous state attorneys general (AG) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Read More
Eli Lilly announced on Friday that it has more than doubled its investment in its Lebanon, Ind., manufacturing site with a $5.3 billion commitment that will expand its capacity to make active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound) as well its pipeline drugs. Read More
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that the controversial 340B Drug Discount Program doesn’t stop drugmakers from restricting deliveries of discounted drugs to contract pharmacies. Read More
Several senators on both sides of the aisle brought up the many bipartisan bills that have passed the House and Senate committees in recent years. Read More
Congress needs to put more pressure on agencies like the FDA and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to collaborate on fighting patent thickets, the multiple patents pharmaceutical companies file after a drug is already on the market to extend the drug’s period of exclusivity and keep generic alternatives off the market. Read More
This edition of Quick Notes features announcements of Takeda, Abbvie and Novo Nordisk drug development collaborations and J&J’s acquisition of Proteologix. Read More