Mylan NV (Amsterdam) is facing a new class-action lawsuit related to the price hikes of it EpiPen devices. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Tacoma, Washington on Monday… Read more »
Steve’s Take: I thought the pharma business, like any other, was built on the bedrock precept of: charge what the market will bear, until you’re forced to pull back the… Read more »
The News: Mylan on Monday (January 30, 2017) acknowledged that the US Federal Trade Commission asked the company “months ago” to provide information about the allergy therapy EpiPen (epinephrine) as… Read more »
Shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Pasadena CA) cratered 69% to $1.44 last week (November 28 to December 2, 2016) after the company said it would stop developing all drugs being… Read more »
The maker of EpiPen emergency allergy injectors, under a microscope for repeatedly hiking the price of the life-saving device, revealed that it’s a target of two price-related probes by federal… Read more »
Privately held drugmaker Kaleo Inc. (Richmond VA), the main competitor to Mylan NV’s (Amsterdam) EpiPen, announced plans on Wednesday (October 26, 2016) for a US relaunch of its Auvi-Q injector… Read more »
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Cambridge MA) continued to plummet Thursday (October 20, 2016) after Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings sent a letter to the company, demanding more information about… Read more »
Mylan NV (Amsterdam) will pay the US government $465 million in a swift settlement over how the drugmaker charged Medicaid for its allergy shot EpiPen, according to Bloomberg News. The… Read more »
The U.S. healthcare system remains among the least-efficient in the world, ranking 50th out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index that assesses life expectancy, healthcare spending… Read more »
Controversial Mylan NV (Amsterdam) CEO Heather Bresch was grilled in a marathon committee hearing about the EpiPen’s pricing before Congress last week. But it turns out that several of her… Read more »