‘Small Biotech Exception’ From Medicare Price Negotiation Granted To Four Drugs For 2026

AbbVie didn’t get everything it sought from a citizen petition but may still have the upper hand over smaller rivals after FDA gives makers of animal-derived thyroid medications a year to seek approval. If the agency removes compounded products, it could face more pricing pushback.

The findings are consistent with some other research and likely are due to obesity patients becoming more connected to needed health care services.

Chiesi’s orphan drug Raxone has secured an English funding recommendation for the treatment of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, a decade after the orphan drug was approved for marketing. Chiesi told the Pink Sheet about its “long, and often challenging” road to reimbursement.

Eli Lilly's CEO argued that pricing reforms aimed at existing drugs would be “hard to sustain or justify,” while other companies suggested a growing interest in direct-to-consumer sales programs.