The 340B Drug Pricing Program (“340B Program”) space continues to be a hive of activity. While 340B stakeholders continue to litigate ongoing manufacturer contract pharmacy restrictions, states legislatures are enacting...more
On July 16, 2025, Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. (“Bio-Thera”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) had accepted its Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for its golimumab biosimilar, BAT2506, referencing...more
On June 3, 2025, the Journal of Clinical Oncology published a study funded by Johnson & Johnson, which showed that one-third of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who were treated with CARVYKTI®...more
On March 3, 2025, Fresenius Kabi and Formycon announced the launch of Otulfi™ (ustekinumab-aauz), a provisionally interchangeable biosimilar of Janssen / Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab), subject to the...more
On August 23, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced changes to its 340B Drug Pricing Program discount available to disproportionate share hospital (DSH) Covered Entities on purchases of two of J&J’s most popular drugs, STELARA...more
I read the Lewandowski v. Johnson & Johnson class action complaint and couldn’t help but wonder – are plans and participants doomed, or can employers take proactive steps to satisfy their fiduciary duties and potentially...more
Tens of billions of dollars. Those sound like hefty sums. But will it ever be enough? Will, say, $50 billion offer justice and appropriate recompense to a nation wracked by an opioid and overdose crisis?...more
Even as drug makers are settling or scrambling to resolve disputes with regulators over dubious ways they peddle products, Big Pharma is busting records for its spending to lobby lawmakers on skyrocketing prices, easing...more