Court rulings spark debate over generic drugs
BOSTON – About 500 lawsuits have been filed nationwide alleging severe neurological injuries caused by the drug Reglan and generic counterparts used to treat gastrointestinal disorders. The lawsuits...
View ArticleDrug prices to plummet as many patents expire
The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world’s 20 best-selling drugs, including the...
View ArticleMedicare’s drug coverage gap shrinks
WASHINGTON — Medicare’s prescription coverage gap is getting noticeably smaller and easier to manage this year for millions of older and disabled people with high drug costs. The “doughnut hole,” an...
View ArticleSupreme Court preempts generic drug design-defect claims
In a victory to generic pharmaceutical companies, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that state design-defect laws that impose a duty on generic drug makers to either change their labeling in violation...
View ArticleEndo will buy generic drug maker Boca for $225M
MALVERN, Pa. — Endo Health Solutions said today it will buy Boca Pharmacal for $225 million in a deal that expands its generic drug business. Boca Pharmacal says it makes “niche” generic drugs. Endo...
View ArticleCourt rulings spark debate over generic drugs
BOSTON – About 500 lawsuits have been filed nationwide alleging severe neurological injuries caused by the drug Reglan and generic counterparts used to treat gastrointestinal disorders. The lawsuits...
View ArticleDrug prices to plummet as many patents expire
The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world’s 20 best-selling drugs, including the...
View ArticleMedicare’s drug coverage gap shrinks
WASHINGTON — Medicare’s prescription coverage gap is getting noticeably smaller and easier to manage this year for millions of older and disabled people with high drug costs. The “doughnut hole,” an...
View ArticleSupreme Court preempts generic drug design-defect claims
In a victory to generic pharmaceutical companies, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that state design-defect laws that impose a duty on generic drug makers to either change their labeling in violation...
View ArticleEndo will buy generic drug maker Boca for $225M
MALVERN, Pa. — Endo Health Solutions said today it will buy Boca Pharmacal for $225 million in a deal that expands its generic drug business. Boca Pharmacal says it makes “niche” generic drugs. Endo...
View ArticleHospital groups creating company to make cheap generic drugs
Several major not-for-profit hospital groups are trying their own solution to drug shortages and high medicine prices: creating a company to make cheaper generic drugs.
View ArticleHospital groups launch own company to make generic drugs
Several major hospital groups Thursday launched their own generic drug company to tackle chronic shortages and high prices.
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