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STAT+: Oregon suspends a portion of its drug transparency law found to be unconstitutional

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In a victory for the pharmaceutical industry, Oregon officials have suspended a portion of a contentious state law designed to bring more transparency to prescription drug pricing. At the time, such laws were pursued by several states as a way to force the pharmaceutical industry to justify price hikes that were straining budgets.

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STAT+: The U.S. has relied on cheap, effective generic drugs for 40 years. Now that promise is under threat

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Then, in 2018, she finally found a drug that kept her ADHD in check.  STAT is co-publishing this article by Tradeoffs. Lisa Ann Trainor struggled to stay on top of schoolwork, hold a job or even perform basic tasks like laundry for six exhausting years.   Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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The XBI biotech index hit its lowest point since 2018. No one knows what comes next.

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Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello, everyone. Damian here with a look at biotech’s latest nadir, the virtues of Neanderthal DNA, and the sudden success of a decades-old idea in oncology. Read the rest…

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Making Medicines Affordable: The Role of Generics

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The FDA has also demonstrated that greater competition among generic drug makers can lead to lower generic drug prices. Studies have shown that the market entry of just a few generic competitors can yield generic prices below the brand price, and that generic drug prices decline with additional competition.

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STAT+: Civica Rx considers moving into chemo drugs as shortages worsen

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Frustrated by drug shortages and the price spikes that typically ensue, executives from large hospital systems launched the nonprofit Civica Rx to deal with the problem in September 2018. Although shortages are not new, the number of drugs in short supply has grown steadily for about two years.

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Opinion: Cutting-edge insulin is good. But it’s the ‘trailing edge’ of older versions that can keep it affordable

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According to Yale researchers, 14% Americans who need insulin to control their diabetes spend more than 40% of their post-subsistence income (what is available after paying for food and housing) on the drug. Each new generation of insulin products has been marked by an increase in price.

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Opinion: Europe’s lessons for the U.S. on how to cover weight loss drugs

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 In 2018, research found that obesity is the No. Estimates indicate that treating obesity will be expensive, but those sums pale in comparison to the estimated direct and indirect costs of $1.7 trillion that obesity places on the U.S. health care system today. In 2 cause of preventable death in the United States.