Generic Medicine Related Topics 
STAT
APRIL 30, 2024
A controversial provision of a federal law designed to speed copycat drugs to market and foster competition saved Medicare Part D nearly $15 billion from 2015 to 2021 on just 15 medicines during that period, according to a new analysis.
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
In one example, J&J allegedly paid its PBM more than $10,000 for a single 90-day prescription of teriflunomide, a generic medicine for multiple sclerosis, when that same 90-day prescription could be purchased for as little as $30 elsewhere without insurance, according to the lawsuit.
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STAT
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
patent system by the pharmaceutical industry, moves by some drugmakers to expand their patent claims appear to be delaying the arrival of lower-cost generic medicines to the marketplace, according to a STAT analysis. Amid debate over potential abuse of the U.S.
STAT
JANUARY 5, 2024
As a former editor for diabetes publications, I knew that insurance companies regularly switched people from one brand of insulin to another, or from a name brand of insulin to a generic. However, I had used generic medicine for my blood pressure without a problem, so I hoped for the best with this switch.
STAT
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Specifically, the proposed rule was crafted to stem the use of so-called patent thickets , which are wielded by drug companies to delay the arrival of lower-cost generic medicines in the marketplace.
STAT
JUNE 17, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office has proposed a new rule designed to stem the use of so-called patent thickets , which are wielded by pharmaceutical companies to delay the arrival of lower-cost generic medicines in the marketplace.
STAT
MAY 23, 2023
But it’s a generic medicine — which means PBMs’ negotiating techniques don’t apply. Generic drugs compete on price. There’s just one problem: PBMs don’t have anything to do with that discrepancy. The chemo drug in question, Imatinib, costs $17,000 at CVS and just $72 at Cost Plus Drugs.
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