Insys Therapeutics must face a lawsuit filed by Aetna that accuses the pharmaceutical company of defrauding the insurer into paying claims for the wrong type of opioid, a federal judge ruled Aug. 24, according to Reuters.
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Drugmaker Accord Healthcare issued a nationwide recallfor one lot of its generic high blood pressure medication after a potentially life-threatening labeling mix up.
Emergent Biosolutions will acquire Adapt Pharma, the maker of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan, for $735 million, according to Bloomberg.
Brand name drugmakers may see another big win as a result of apreliminary trade dealbetween the U.S. and Mexico. As part of the pact, which seeks to update the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, drugmakers will get 10 years…
In response to heightened pressure from the government and the public to lower drug prices, many of the world's largest pharma companies have shelved price hikes for the remainder of the year — sparking debate on whether these freezes will make a…
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Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, the drugmaker's over-the-counter division, is recalling one lot of bubble gum-flavored children's Advil suspension because of a dosage labeling error, according to USA Today.
When the New England Compounding Center (NECC) tragedy struck in September 2012, causing 64 deaths and 753 injuries from fungal meningitis, the result of tainted steroid injections prepared by a drug manufacturer masquerading as a compounding pharmacy, journalists called me…
It's no question that Amazon's push into the pharmacy space is captivating the attention of boardrooms and investors, but instead of fearing the e-commerce giant, its brick-and-mortar retail pharmacy rivals — CVS Health and Walgreens — have been pursuing strategies…
Federal officials and lawmakers are advancing President Donald Trump's proposal to improve drug-pricing transparency, according to a Bloomberg report.
The pharmaceutical company King Bio recalled 32 children's medicines Aug. 22 due to microbial contamination, according to a FDA recall notice.