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Pharmacy

President Donald Trump said his administration will make an announcement next week about dropping prescription drug prices "really substantially," according to Reuters. 

CMS will give private Medicare Advantage plans more negotiating power over prices for Part B drugs, which are administered in physician offices and hospitals, in an effort to reduce spending, according to an Aug. 7 news release.

People care about big pharma's actions — especially as the industry faces heightened political pressure to lower prescription drug prices and intensified scrutiny about pricing strategies. While the public knows many of the top dogs by name, there are other…

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Allergan filed a lawsuit against Pfizer Aug. 2 that would require the company to cover damages associated with several lawsuits brought against Allergan that allege it improperly marketed and sold an opioid that Allergan had acquired from a company Pfizer…

Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world's largest generic drugmaker, saw its second-quarter revenue decline 18 percent to $4.7 billion — suggesting its financial woes have not passed, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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