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Generic drugmakers protest paying in for health reform
Looked at it one way, generic drug manufacturers are getting quite a break when it comes to financing health reform. Under the Senate Finance Committee bill approved last week, the hospital industry... Read more...
FDA: We want to release more information
The FDA has taken steps to do something it hasn't done much of in the past--maintain more of an open-door policy where key drug and enforcement information is concerned. FDA commissioner Margaret... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: US drugmakers face financial downgrades next year; Providers getting on board with NPI quickly; and much more...
> Next year could be a grim one financially for U.S. drug manufacturers, who can expect to see their credit ratings drop thanks to patent expirations, generic competition and regulatory... Read more...
Express Scripts pays $9.5M settlement over drug switching
Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts has agreed to pay a total of $9.5 million to 28 states and the District of Columbia to settle allegations that it engaged in deceptive prescription-switching... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: FDA can't manage foreign drugmaker inspections
A new report from the Government Accountability Office has concluded that the FDA doesn't have the resources to properly inspect foreign companies that manufacture drugs or drug ingredients. At... Read more...
