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STAT+: Express Scripts overcharged postal workers by $45 million, audit says

STAT

The report , which was released in March but received little if any public attention, examined drug spending between 2016 and 2021 within the health plan that covers more than 200,000 unionized mail carriers and post office workers, as well as retirees.

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STAT+: Contributors to psychiatry’s bible, the DSM-5, got $14 million from industry

STAT

This latest revision, known as the DSM-5-TR, was prepared between 2016 and 2019, and published in 2022. The researchers found that, of the 55 physicians with ties to a pharmaceutical company, 91% accepted food and beverages, and 69% received compensation for travel and consulting, according to the analysis published in the BMJ.

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STAT+: Wyden decries ‘astonishingly low’ tax rates for pharma companies as he probes business maneuvers

STAT

Thanks to changes in tax law six years ago, several of the largest pharmaceutical companies saw their tax rates fall substantially, but they also reported that most of their profits were shifted offshore in an effort to avoid paying U.S. taxes, according to a memo by a U.S. Senate Committee. in 2020, down from 19.6%

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Lupin acquires anti-diabetes trademarks from Boehringer Ingelheim to strengthen portfolio

Express Pharma

On December 13, 2024, Lupin, a global pharmaceutical company, announced the acquisition of anti-diabetes trademarks GIBTULIO, GIBTULIO MET, and AJADUO from Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH. The move is aimed at strengthening Lupins diabetes portfolio in India.

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Most prolific drug patent challengers

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the generic pharmaceutical companies that had the most successful drug patent challenges from 2016 to 2021. Companies that successfully challenge patents on branded drugs are granted six…. The post Most prolific drug patent challengers appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Most prolific drug patent challengers

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the generic pharmaceutical companies that had the most successful drug patent challenges from 2016 to 2021. Companies that successfully challenge patents on branded drugs are granted six…. The post Most prolific drug patent challengers appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Filings buzz in pharmaceuticals: 65% increase in cloud computing mentions in Q1 of 2022

Pharmaceutical Technology

In total, the frequency of sentences related to cloud computing between April 2021 and March 2022 was 133% higher than in 2016 when GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, first began to track the key issues referred to in company filings. Other top employers with high cloud mentions included GSK, Roche and Pfizer.