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Gilead defeats CDC in HIV prevention pill patent battle; Bernie Sanders on insulin costs 

May 9, 2023
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Bottles of the HIV prevention pill Truvada are displayed at a pharmacy in San Anselmo, Calif.
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STAT+ | Gilead defeats federal government in closely watched battle over patents for HIV prevention pills

The battle marked the first time that the U.S. government had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company.

By Ed Silverman


STAT+ | What to know about a pivotal FDA hearing on Sarepta's gene therapy for Duchenne

On Friday, a committee of advisers to the FDA will meet to discuss the company's experimental gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

By Jason Mast


STAT+ | What FDA mandate? Sun Pharma halts shipments from a plant with a troubled history

The FDA found that Sun Pharmaceuticals has failed to comply with a mandate to address shortcomings at a plant in India.

By Ed Silverman



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STAT+ | Q&A: Sen. Sanders on insulin costs and his committee's generic drug kerfuffle

"Both [drugmakers and PBMs] share major responsibility for the outrageously high prices that we pay," Sen. Bernie Sanders told STAT.

By Sarah Owermohle


Who's in charge of the White House Covid response after the emergency ends?

The White House isn't quite ready to launch its new pandemic response office for a neat handoff at the end of the Covid-19 emergency.

By Rachel Cohrs


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