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BioWorld - Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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Teva’s cost of ending US opioid suits could add up to $4.35B

July 27, 2022
By Mari Serebrov
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It’s not a done deal yet, but Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed in principle to pay up to $4.25 billion, plus about $100 million to Native American tribes, to end most of the lawsuits it’s facing across the U.S. over its opioid sales. The figure includes settlements the company already has made with some state and local governments, as well as the supply of up to $1.2 billion worth of Teva’s generic naloxone nasal spray.
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Medicare outpatient draft rich with pass-through opportunities, but 340B drug tweak delayed

July 19, 2022
By Mark McCarty
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The U.S. CMS released the draft Medicare hospital outpatient rule for calendar year 2023, a document that is replete with information on pass-through payment data for drugs and devices. However, the agency said that the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding rates for drugs covered under the 340B drug pricing program came too late in the annual cycle to be fully accounted for in the outpatient rule for 2023, and thus any such permanent adjustments will have to wait until the outpatient rule for 2024.
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US Rx price negotiations edge toward reality

July 7, 2022
By Mari Serebrov
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A few weeks ago, the odds of the deeply divided U.S. Congress passing drug pricing reforms that would allow direct Medicare negotiation seemed pretty slim. But those odds improved significantly July 6 when Senate Democrats reached a compromise on their version of the pricing provisions included in the Build Back Better bill, H.R. 5376, passed by the House last November.
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USPTO, FDA join forces to prune drug patent thickets

July 6, 2022
By Mari Serebrov
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While the U.S. Congress struggles to patch together statutory restraints on prescription drug prices, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), with the FDA’s help, is taking steps to cut back the patent thickets some drug companies are using to ward off the competition that would bring those prices down.
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China to ramp up volume-based procurement policies for drugs and devices to control prices

June 17, 2022
By Tamra Sami
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China will continue to ramp up volume-based procurement (VBP) policies that bring down drug and device prices for public hospitals with volume. Governmental agencies at the local and national levels coordinate drug prices via government-organized procurement programs that include VBP and pricing negotiations for inclusion on the National Reimbursable Drug List.
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COVID-19 IP waiver on the line at WTO conference

June 13, 2022
By Mari Serebrov
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A lot of eyes are on the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference taking place in Geneva June 12-15, as member countries try to reach a consensus on a proposal that would allow certain members to waive intellectual property (IP) rights on COVID-19 vaccines for at least three to five years.
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US FTC to open the black box on PBM dealings

June 8, 2022
By Mari Serebrov
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News that the U.S. FTC is finally going to reexamine the role of pharmaceutical benefit managers (PBMs) and their impact on prescription drug prices and availability is playing to applause from several sectors that have been complaining for years about PBM practices.
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Pivotal US senator holds out hope for drug pricing negotiations

June 1, 2022
By Mari Serebrov
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Pivotal in killing the Biden administration’s Build Back Better budget legislation, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is now working to revive parts of it, including the provision that would require Medicare to directly negotiate prescription drug prices.
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WTO’s IP waiver reaches final stretch

May 4, 2022
By Mari Serebrov
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A proposal hammered out by the EU, India, South Africa and the U.S. to allow IP waivers for COVID-19 vaccines is headed to all members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for consideration.
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Aduhelm claims Biogen’s CEO as a victim as the failure ripples outward

May 3, 2022
By Lee Landenberger
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The flop that is Aduhelm (aducanumab) made itself felt in Biogen Inc.’s executive suite as CEO Michael Vounatsos is leaving the company. He had the job for five and a half years and for less than a year after the controversial Alzheimer’s treatment was approved. He will stick around until a successor is found.
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