Teva Pharmaceuticals and Endo International will pay nearly $70 million to California to settle a lawsuit accusing them of striking agreements to delay generic drugs from entering the market, according to The Los Angeles Times. A third drugmaker, Teikoku Pharma,…
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Surescripts is threatening to end its contract with a vendor it claims fraudulently requested patient medication history to give to Amazon's online pharmacy PillPack and will turn the matter over to the FBI, according to CNBC. It is the latest…
Below are six legal actions involving members of the drug supply chain, including pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacies, pharmacists and distributors, reported by Becker's Hospital Review in the last month:
Following rival drugstore chains that are offering additional health services, Rite Aid has launched a telehealth platform that connects patients to clinicians at its in-store health clinics.
Elijah Cummings, D-Md., House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman, plans to invite drug company executives to testify in front of the committee after the August recess, according to The Hill.
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Some of the top university hospitals in Switzerland are teaming up to offer cancer treatments to patients at one-third the cost of the commercialized process offered by Big Pharma, according to Bloomberg.
Pfizer will merge its off-patent drug business with generic drugmaker Mylan, a move that would create a lower-priced medication powerhouse, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Health clinics planning to leave the federal family planning program for low-income Americans may have to destroy or return tens of thousands of worth of drugs, including contraceptives and intrauterine devices, Politico reports.
Herbal Doctor Remedies has recalled 43 products due to unsafe manufacturing practices and marketing without FDA approval.
The Senate Finance Committee advanced a sweeping bipartisan bill to address prescription drug pricing in the U.S. on July 25, according to STAT news.