Drug Prices New ESI Data Shows Medicine Spending Grew Just 1.5% in 2017 Thomas Sullivan Mar 7, 2018 0 In early February 2018, Express Scripts Institute (ESI) released the 2017 Drug Report, which included new data that showed…
FDA FDA Issues New Draft Guidance on Submitting Formal Meeting Requests Thomas Sullivan Mar 6, 2018 0 A new draft guidance from FDA explains how sponsors can submit a formal request for a meeting, which can be face-to-face,…
Congress Senators Once Again Taking Up the DTC Tax Write-Off Thomas Sullivan Mar 5, 2018 0 Senator Claire McCaskill recently introduced legislation that would eliminate the ability of drug manufacturers to deduct the cost…
CMS CMS Releases Data on Antipsychotic Drugs Used in Nursing Homes Thomas Sullivan Mar 2, 2018 0 According to data from CMS, the percentage of long-term nursing home residents being given antipsychotic drugs dropped from about…
Pharmaceutical and Device Ontario Open Payments: Proposed Rule for the Health Sector Payment… Thomas Sullivan Mar 1, 2018 0 Pharmaceutical and Device Payment Transparency is making its way to our Northern neighbor, Canada. On December 12, 2017, the…
Pharmaceutical and Device Checking In: Are Your State Legislators Concentrating on Drug-Price… Thomas Sullivan Feb 28, 2018 0 Price transparency is such a hot topic today that it is oftentimes hard to keep up with the different state legislatures that are…
DOJ Watson Pharmaceuticals – Now Part of Teva – to Pay $33 Million to… Thomas Sullivan Feb 27, 2018 0 On January 29, 2018, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced a $33 million settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer,…
Congress E&C House Subcommittee Slated to Review Eight Bills on Opioids Thomas Sullivan Feb 26, 2018 0 Recently, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee announced that it will hold a hearing on Wednesday, February 28,…
DOJ New Limitations on Guidance Documents Expected to Have Heavy Effect on… Thomas Sullivan Feb 23, 2018 0 The Trump Administration recently adopted new limits on the use of “guidance documents” issued by federal agencies. Various…
Congress Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Opioids and the Impact on Families Thomas Sullivan Feb 22, 2018 0 On February 8, 2018, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee held a hearing entitled “Impact of the…