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STAT+: Congress’s PBM reforms won’t end America’s drug pricing woes. Here’s what they would do

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They’re focused this summer on reining in pharmacy middlemen to make the system fairer — but none of their many proposals will actually tackle the core dynamic that has incentivized higher drug prices. There are major packages on so-called PBM reform percolating in at least six different congressional committees.

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STAT+: Warren urges FTC to probe deal that would give Novo Nordisk control of some Catalent plants

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billion deal in which Novo Nordisk’s parent foundation would acquire Catalent, a leading contract drug manufacturer, over concerns the acquisition would give the pharmaceutical company an unfair advantage in the burgeoning market for drugs used to treat obesity and diabetes.

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Warnings for Japanese pharmaceutical market may lead to more lenient price controls

Pharmaceutical Technology

Based on GlobalData estimates, the Japanese pharmaceutical market generated JPY9.392 trillion ($67.32 However, despite this significant market share, the Japanese market is likely to become a less attractive market for international pharmaceutical companies based on recent findings from the Office of Pharmaceutical Industry Research (OPIR).

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Warnings for Japanese pharmaceutical market may lead to more lenient price controls

Pharmaceutical Technology

Based on GlobalData estimates, the Japanese pharmaceutical market generated JPY9.392 trillion ($67.32 However, despite this significant market share, the Japanese market is likely to become a less attractive market for international pharmaceutical companies based on recent findings from the Office of Pharmaceutical Industry Research (OPIR).

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RFK Jr looks to alter rare disease regulation by fast-tracking drug approvals

Pharmaceutical Technology

In one of the fierier remarks from the roundtable, RFK Jr said: “At every level, doctors, other providers, our hospitals, the pharmaceutical companies, the insurance companies, all make money by keeping us sick. We need to fundamentally change that so that we are focusing on curing disease and making people better.”

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How early planning leads to successful market access and drug launch in Europe

Pharmaceutical Technology

An example is NICE’s Quality Adjusted Life Year score, used to price drugs in the UK. Some nations such as France base their decisions on the drug’s medical benefit and clinical added value versus existing therapies. Overall, it is never too soon to begin market access activities, but it can easily be too late.

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Lexeo to help launch spinout around RNA drugs for the heart

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Editors picks George Frey/Reuters Deep Dive A decade of cancer immunotherapy: Keytruda, Opdivo and the drugs that changed oncology Over the past 10 years, PD1-blocking medicines have transformed cancer care. 4, 2024 Permission granted by Bristol Myers Squibb Deep Dive // Brain drug revival Psychiatry drugs finally have pharma’s attention.