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FTC Holds Its First Listening Session on Practices and Regulations Impacting Pharmaceutical Generic or Biosimilar Competition

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On June 30, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the first of three listening sessions focused on ways to lower Americans’ drug prices through competition. The panels are being held as...more

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Drug Pricing: FDA Considerations Under Recent Executive Orders and Congressional Bills

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President Trump’s executive orders and legislative proposals from Congress leverage FDA to help lower drug prices, address anti-competitive practices, and accelerate generic drug approvals....more

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GLP-1 Shortage Ended: Can You Still Legally Prescribe or Compound Semaglutide and Tirzepatide?

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For the past several years, physicians and compounding pharmacies have stepped in to address critical patient access gaps during U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shortage declarations for semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy)...more

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

Navigating FDA’s Evolving Approach to Guidance Publication for Medical Products

Guidance development and publication from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has long been considered an essential element of medical product development, approval, and regulation. While temporary pauses in guidance...more

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Generic Launches

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Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications - This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, applicant, and indications of publicly available drug launches resulting from Abbreviated New Drug...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Senate Advances IP and Drug Pricing Legislation Amid Innovation Concerns

A Senate panel has advanced three sets of bipartisan bills purportedly aimed at reforming the intellectual property (IP) landscape and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. Together, these bills seek to address issues with...more

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Trump’s Drug Price Executive Order: What Drugmakers Should Know

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On April 15, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First.” The order reaffirms and seeks to expand on policy initiatives introduced during the president’s...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

New Rx for High Drug Prices? Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Six Bills With Heavy Dose of Options

The US Senate Judiciary Committee advanced to the full Senate six bills intended to reduce pharmaceutical prices and enhance market competitiveness. The package collectively targets several aspects of the pharmaceutical...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 21st Annual Conference on Paragraph IV Disputes - April 29th - 30th, New York, NY

Attend ACI's 21st Annual Conference on Paragraph IV Disputes and join leaders from brand and generic pharmaceutical companies, renowned outside counsel, esteemed members of the judiciary, government, and academia to: -...more

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Generic Launches - Winter 2024

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This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, applicant, and indications of publicly available drug launches resulting from Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications....more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review: Texas Judge Blocked FTC Rule Banning Noncompetes; Biden Administration Announced $1.4 Billion for HIV...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

White & Case LLP

Three Drug Pricing Litigation Issues to Watch in the Second Half of 2024

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It has been a busy year for issues related to drug pricing, and with the election around the corner, litigation issues that have been developing over the last few years are likely to be a key focus for the second half of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The FTC Challenges Companies’ Allegedly Improper Orange Book Patent Listings

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called attention in the past year to its perception of the influence that branded pharmaceutical companies have over the price of beneficial drugs. Most recently, the agency has asserted...more

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eDiscovery and ANDA Litigation: Unique Timelines, Processes, and Workflows

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ANDA litigation is a high-stakes niche of pharmaceutical law that presents unique challenges not only for lawyers, but also for eDiscovery practitioners. Here’s why: under the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 20th Paragraph IV Disputes - April 25th - 26th, New York, NY

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 20th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes & the 40th Anniversary of the Hatch-Waxman Act returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will take a retrospective look at...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2024 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

As we reflect on 2023 and make predictions for 2024, it is remarkable the number of significant events occurring this past year that will be impactful for the activities of the life sciences industry going forward. Although...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The March on Pharmaceutical Patents?

December 7, 2023, President Biden announced new actions to promote competition in health care and to lower prescription drug costs. Of particular note is a newly unveiled framework for deciding whether the Government may...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Mintz IRA Update — Basics of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

The Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) was passed just over a year ago with a goal of lowering high drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries and reducing costs incurred by Medicare. A central piece to achieving the IRA’s goal of...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Senate Once Again Tries to Address Drug Pricing

Over the past several years Congress has tried to address high drug prices, with variable success  (see "FTC to the Rescue Regarding High Drug Prices and Patents"; "Even More Ill-Conceived Remedies from Congress Regarding...more

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FDA Commissioner Delivers Remarks at FDA-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Public Workshop

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On January 19, 2023, the FDA Commissioner, Robert M. Califf, delivered remarks at the FDA-USPTO Public Workshop. He noted that, since the issuance of President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition, the FDA...more

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Tillis Urges FDA, USPTO to Investigate Potential False Narrative by Drug Critics

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On January 31, 2022, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, sent a letter to Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the FDA, and Drew...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Prescription Drug Provisions in the Build Back Better Act

Some Worry Reduction in Pharmaceutical Revenues May Impact New Drug R&D and Innovation - Lowering prescription drug pricing has been a hotly debated issue well before 2022 and is expected to continue in 2022. In November...more

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Year in Review: Top U.S. Biosimilars-Related Regulatory Developments of 2021

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As 2021 comes to a close, Big Molecule Watch reviews the top five biosimilar regulatory developments of the year... President Biden Signs Orange Book Transparency Act - In January, we reported that President Biden...more

Proskauer - The Patent Playbook

Calls for USPTO to Adopt Policies to Modulate Drug Pricing

In the wake of the nomination of Kathi Vidal as Director of the USPTO, there will be significant attention paid to the agency’s responses to calls from both the executive and legislative branches to remake the agency’s...more

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Skinny Labels Back In Focus After HHS Report On Addressing Drug Prices

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Skinny labels are back in focus at the White House. On September 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services submitted its much-anticipated report to the White House Competition Counsel regarding a...more

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