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Most drugmakers have so far ignored looming FTC deadline to withdraw or amend wayward patents

The FTC letters sent to the drugmakers were not empty threats, a source explained, adding the agency is prepared to file lawsuits.

By Ed Silverman


STAT+ | U.S. judge orders Minnesota to pause its drug pricing transparency law over constitutional issues

The Association for Accessible Medicine had filed a lawsuit claiming the law amounted to an "unconstitutional overreach."

By Ed Silverman


STAT+ | Pfizer plans to depart BIO

The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer plans to exit BIO, the latest in a string of major departures from industry trade groups.

By Rachel Cohrs



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STAT+ | Opinion: A bold approach to pay for weight loss drugs for everyone who needs them

Medicare is facing disaster in the form of metabolic disease. New weight loss drugs like Wegovy can help, with a new approach to pricing.

By Jeremy L. Shane


STAT+ | CVS's new drug payment plan won't lower patients' prices, experts warn

Drug pricing experts say the CVS CostVantage program appears designed to pad CVS' own bottom line rather than making prescription drugs cheaper.

By Tara Bannow


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