> Next-gen hep C drugmakers Gilead ($GILD) and AbbVie ($ABBV) still have a huge treatable population, with more than 2 million untreated patients remaining in the U.S. Report
> With three products nearing biosimilar competition, Amgen ($AMGN) will be the first to defend its products in the U.S. More
> Shire ($SHPG) has picked up Foresight Biotherapeutics Inc. for $300 million in cash, gaining access to a late-stage experimental pink eye drug. Report
> China is expanding medical insurance to cover all critical illnesses for all urban and rural residents by the end of the year. More
And Finally... Lundbeck and Takeda's antidepressant Brintellix and AstraZeneca's ($AZN) anti-clotting agent Brilinta have been confused at least 50 times by doctors and pharmacists, the FDA says. More