Politics Rachel Cohrs In a momentous vote for Pelosi, House sends drug pricing reforms to President Biden’s desk
Pharmalot Ed Silverman Wyden wants details on Amgen’s U.S. taxes as part of expanding probe into pharma practices
The Readout LOUD Damian Garde, Allison DeAngelis and Adam Feuerstein Listen: Big egos in Big Science, the return of Merger Monday, & the fallout over drug pricing
Pharmalot Ed Silverman For the second time, Pfizer tries a warranty in response to concerns over high drug costs
Politics Rachel Cohrs In a massive victory for Democrats, Medicare is poised to negotiate drug prices
Politics Rachel Cohrs Democrats will have to limit their drug pricing reforms to Medicare to comply with Senate rules
Matt's Take Matthew Herper The Senate’s drug pricing bill is an inevitable solution. It will still have plenty of unintended consequences
The Readout LOUD Damian Garde, Allison DeAngelis and Adam Feuerstein Listen: The last-minute push for drug pricing reform, Alnylam’s success, and Sarepta’s gamble
First Opinion Standish Fleming The outsized effect of ‘modest’ price controls on pharmaceutical innovation
Pharmalot Ed Silverman Lilly is ordered to pay $61 million for shortchanging the Medicaid drug rebate program
Pharmalot Ed Silverman Civica Rx begins selling its first outpatient generic drug as it tries to overhaul the pharmaceutical supply chain
First Opinion Kenneth E. Thorpe WTO: Don’t make a bad situation worse by granting intellectual property waivers for Covid-19 therapeutics and diagnostics
D.C. Diagnosis Rachel Cohrs The view on drug pricing from Wall Street, a pharma-friendly Dem holds firm, and what’s next for a big telehealth bill
Pharmalot Ed Silverman AbbVie is scolded by a trade group over sales rep ‘strategically loitering’ in a hospital
Pharmalot Ed Silverman Wyden says Merck and Abbott aren’t cooperating with probe into pharma tax practices
Politics Rachel Cohrs ‘What can we do?’: Pharma lobbyists face their biggest test in a decade, as Democrats barrel toward a vote on drug pricing
Pharmalot Ed Silverman Pfizer loses another court battle alleging the U.S. illegally limits use of copay assistance programs
First Opinion Craig Garthwaite Drug price controls are a dance with the devil: short-term savings will be overwhelmed by loss of innovation
Politics Nicholas Florko Powerful Senate Democrat outlines ‘plenty’ more drug pricing reforms to follow Medicare negotiation
D.C. Diagnosis Nicholas Florko PhRMA and BIO descend on D.C. & unpacking the Senate’s FDA funding drama
Pharmalot Ed Silverman Dozens of lawmakers urge HHS to fine drugmakers for curtailing discounts to a federal program
Pharmalot Ed Silverman Federal patent initiatives could cause ‘headwinds’ for drugmakers and their broad filings