More Drug Companies Vow to Limit Price Increases January 13, 2017 By Deena Beasley Grappling with a backlash against high U.S. prescription drug prices, more pharmaceutical companies are pledging to limit annual increases to...
Wearable Devices Being Used in Drug Trials, Medical Research September 15, 2015 By Anna Edney and Caroline Chen Pharmaceutical companies are enlisting Fitbits and other gadgets strapped to patients’ wrists, chests and skin as a way to bring...
Study: Formulary Could Save California Workers’ Comp $124M-$420M October 7, 2014 By Don Jergler Adopting a state-mandated workers’ compensation prescription drug formulary similar to systems in place in Texas and Washington could reduce California...
Drug Makers Can Be Sued for ‘Pay for Delay’: Supreme Court June 18, 2013 By Greg Stohr Drugmakers can be sued for paying rivals to delay low-cost versions of popular medicines, the U.S. Supreme Court said in...
Kentucky Case Seeks to Hold Oxycontin Makers Accountable January 15, 2013 By Brett Barrouquere Oxycontin has become so pervasive in eastern Kentucky the drug was dubbed “Heroin of the Hills.” Now, after years of...
Louisiana AG Recovers $25.2M from Drug Companies Charged with Fraud February 8, 2012 Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced that his office has recovered $25.2 million from five pharmaceutical companies that he sued...
North Carolina Senate Panel Drops Drug Firm Liability Shield June 15, 2011 A North Carolina legislative committee has removed from a liability lawsuit measure a provision that would have given broad product...