Fierce Pharma: Trump blasts Pfizer price hikes, pledges a governmental response
July 09, 2018
President Donald Trump is trying to shame the largest U.S. drugmaker for hiking prices after he earlier said industry players...
Fierce Pharma: Trump blasts Pfizer price hikes, pledges a governmental response
July 09, 2018
President Donald Trump is trying to shame the largest U.S. drugmaker for hiking prices after he earlier said industry players...
Capitol Weekly: Pharmacy benefit managers ease seniors’ drug costs
July 06, 2018
Pharmacy benefits managers deliver an average savings of $941 per consumer...
Reuters: Drugmakers try evasion, tougher negotiations to fight new U.S. insurer tactic
July 05, 2018
The latest move by insurers…is causing a decline in real U.S. drug prices this year, a...
Politico: Drugmakers defy Trump’s call to drop prices
July 05, 2018
President Trump said that drugmakers would soon announce “massive” price cuts…But the companies don’t appear to have gotten that message....
FiercePharma: AbbVie, partner ordered to pay $448M in AndroGel antitrust case brought by FTC
July 02, 2018
The company must pay nearly $450 million for illegally blocking generic competition to the testosterone product with “baseless” patent litigation, a judge...
Financial Times: US drugmaker Pfizer lifts price of Viagra and 100 other products
July 02, 2018
The increases were effective as of July 1 and in most cases were just over 9 per cent — well...
The Pharma Letter: PCMA pins pricing blame on pharma
June 27, 2018
PBMs have defended themselves against such allegations, often blaming pharma for the prices...
Fierce Healthcare: Azar defends PBMs in Trump administration’s plan to bring down drug costs
June 13, 2018
Azar told the Senate HELP Committee that PBM’s could also be key partners...
Politico: PBMs Fight Back with Part D Cost Report
June 11, 2018
“This report finally debunks the myth that drug makers have somehow been compelled to raise prices because of the discounts and rebates...
Capitol Weekly: Pharmacy benefit managers target opioid crisis
June 11, 2018
One critical step championed by PBMs is requiring electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) of controlled substances in Medicare....
June 08, 2018
The drug company Bayer hiked the list prices of two cancer drugs by more than $1,000 per month...
Bloomberg: Drug Reps Trade Swipes Over Report on Medicare Rx Spending
June 07, 2018
“This report finally debunks the myth that drugmakers have somehow been compelled to raise prices because of the discounts and...