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STAT+: FTC slams PBMs for boosting specialty drug prices at the expense of the U.S. health care system

STAT

billion in revenue by dispensing medicines to treat cancer, HIV, heart disease and other serious illnesses at prices that exceeded their estimated acquisition costs between 2017 and 2022. The FTC noted in its report that so-called specialty generic drugs represent a large and growing amount of spending by plan sponsors and patients.

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STAT+: Nektar Therapeutics sues Lilly for ‘misconduct’ in drug development deal

STAT

A behind-the-scenes feud over a drug development program erupted into public view as Nektar Therapeutics filed a lawsuit accusing Eli Lilly of undermining a project in favor of another deal.

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The Great RIF(T): One FDA Division’s Destruction and What it Could Mean for Generic Drugs

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Leading FDAs implementationof the Drug Competition Action Plan (DCAP). The DCAP was an initiative launched in 2017 to remove barriers to generic drug development, approval, and market entry (see our previous post here ). facilitating the twice annual updates to the Off-Patent, Off-Exclusivity List ).

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STAT+: Icon acquires HumanFirst to boost support for digital tools in clinical trials

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As pharma companies wrestle with how and when to use wearables and other digital technologies to measure how their experimental drugs impact patients, clinical research giant Icon has acquired HumanFirst, which helps companies answer exactly those sorts of questions.

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Opinion: Bashing accelerated approval isn’t supported by the data

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Case in point: Under the seemingly benign title, “Clinical Benefit and Regulatory Outcomes of Cancer Drugs Receiving Accelerated Approval,” an article published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association claims that among “cancer drugs granted accelerated approval from 2013 to 2017, 41% (19/46) did not improve (..)

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Support for continued progress is critical for pediatric drug development

PhRMA

To help advance the development of pediatric medicines, Congress, in a bipartisan fashion, passed provisions ultimately permanently reauthorization in two laws: the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) and the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA). The BPCA has been successful in advancing pediatric research. 

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Engaging change: Connecting patients and regulators can move the dial on drug development

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Regulators are increasingly asking drug developers to include the patient voice in submissions, but the best way to go about this is less clear-cut. In the United States, learning how to navigate forums such as the FDA’s listening sessions and patient-focused drug development (PFDD) meetings could be the key to “truly moving the dial”.