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HHS appeals drug discount rulings & stock-moving events to watch this quarter

 

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

And we would be remiss not to note that, as of tomorrow, we will be taking a respite, which is another way of saying our regular menu of interesting items will return on Jan. 3. Meanwhile, we hope you also have an opportunity to break from the usual routine and do something enjoyable. Whatever that may be, though, stay safe. See you next year, as they say …

STAT+: Drug makers ring in the new year with 5% price hikes on hundreds of medicines

By Ed Silverman

Adobe

“This is a clear indication that drug makers are relying less on price increases than they did in the past" said Antonio Ciaccia of 46Brooklyn

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STAT+: HHS appeals rulings over drug discount program just as AbbVie is latest to cut discounts

By Ed Silverman

Alex Hogan/STAT

AbbVie insisted its plan to end discounts for some drugs on Feb. 1 will not disrupt supplies so long as patient claims data is provided.

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STAT+: The biotech scorecard for the first quarter: 19 stock-moving events to watch

By Adam Feuerstein

Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Get ready for readouts on Abbvie's cystic fibrosis treatment, Gilead's newly acquired cancer drug Trodelvy, and much more.

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FDA authorizes first Covid-19 booster shot for teens aged 12 to 15

By Helen Branswell

FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images

A panel of independent experts that advises the CDC on vaccination policy is expected to discuss the policy change.

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Opinion: Will the Biden administration use 'march-in' to protect prostate cancer patients from excessive drug prices?

By Peter Arno and Robert Sachs and Kathryn Ardizzone

Anne Weston/Francis Crick Institute/Wellcome

A petition asking HHS to exercise lawful march-in rights for the prostate cancer drug Xtandi has languished since 2019. It needs action.

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Monday, January 3, 2022

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