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Europe adds to drugmakers' pain on pay-to-delay strategy
Two days ago the U.S. Supreme Court said pharma companies can be sued for pay-for-delay deals, and now the European Commission has fined Lundbeck and a cadre of companies €146 million ($195.5 million) for the same thing.
Use prescription meds properly, save $200 billion a year
The good news from IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics: Using prescription medicines properly could save $200 billion in annual U.S. healthcare costs. More good news, at least for the pharma business: The institute's ideas for saving money don't all translate to less spending on drugs, branded or otherwise.
Who wins after SCOTUS pay-for-delay decision? Lawyers
The pay-for-delay ruling is in. That means legal experts and industry analysts are poring over the decision, trying to assess its consequences. Any consensus? By eschewing the Federal Trade Commission's position--that patent-settlement payments should be assumed anticompetitive--the Supreme Court left pharma some leeway. That's better than it might have been. But the choice also leaves a lot of uncertainty on the table. Here's a roundup of opinions and commentary >>
Pfizer gets shot at reversing contentious Alabama court ruling
It is Pfizer that will get another chance to knock down an Alabama Supreme Court ruling on the safety of generic drugs, but it stands in for the entire drug development industry that wants to see the the ruling reversed.
Undaunted Ranbaxy targets generic exclusivity in U.S.
Ranbaxy Laboratories has been through a boatload of turmoil this year, but the CEO of India's largest generic drugmaker comes off as unfazed. In fact, he is touting big plans in the U.S. for the company.
AARP fears Pfizer tactics to defend Lipitor could become model
A new AARP study worries that Pfizer's aggressive use of price hikes, pay-for-delay deals, and discounts and coupons when Lipitor faced generic competition will become the blueprint for the industry.
Cheaper generic combo found as effective in RA as blockbuster Enbrel
Amgen was delivered a nasty surprise about its superblockbuster Enbrel this week when a new study found that a cocktail of generics already on the market was as effective at treating rheumatoid arthritis.
Citizen lawsuit tries to force action against Ranbaxy in India
Indian drugmakers have faced compulsory licenses, parochial attitudes about patents and expanded price controls, and government actions. But when citizens in India are unhappy about how drugmakers are acting, they have tools to wield as well, and India's generic giant Ranbaxy Laboratories has just become a target.
Endo to cut 700 jobs, review asset sales in major restructuring
Last week, Endo Health Solutions said two of its top officers were leaving, no explanations offered. Today, we have a possible reason: the wholesale restructuring of the company.
AstraZeneca gets mixed results in Nexium patent fight with Hanmi
AstraZeneca has gotten mixed results in a lawsuit agreement as it continues to try to hold generics at bay in the U.S. for its blockbuster stomach drug Nexium. It said today that it has reached a legal settlement in its patent fight with Hanmi Pharmaceutical and its marketing partner Amneal Pharmaceuticals.
