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FDA Feels Heat On Drug Pricing And Generic Labeling Rule

 
• By Derrick Gingery

House subcommittee chair suggests agency taking contradictory positions by worrying about pricing while proposing reg that could increase drug costs.

A House Republican connected the controversial generic labeling rule to anger over drug pricing, potentially landing another blow against FDA implementation of the regulation.

The agency remains adamant that it still intends to finalize the rule allowing generic drug manufacturers to unilaterally change their...

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• By Bridget Silverman

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• By Derrick Gingery

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• By Bridget Silverman

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• By Cathy Kelly

The state's Prescription Drug Affordability Board, the oldest of a growing list of the boards, chose six drugs for affordability reviews and has the authority to set a ceiling on the amount state and local government payers would reimburse for them.

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• By Sue Sutter

A 26 June deadline looms for the final guidance even though a draft guidance was removed from the agency’s website to comply with President Trump’s gender ideology executive order. The concepts underpinning the guidance are still relevant, legal experts say.