Governmental or Regulatory Activity
FDA Launches Pilot Program to Prioritize U.S. Generic Drug Manufacturing and Testing
FDA; pilot program; generic drugs; ANDA prioritization; domestic manufacturing; bioequivalence testing; U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain; drug approval; supply chain resilience
Recent Law Expands Orphan Drug Protections, Shielding Blockbusters from Medicare Price Negotiations
orphan drug exclusion; Medicare negotiation; One Big Beautiful Bill; Keytruda; Opdivo; Inflation Reduction Act; OBBBA; drug pricing; Congress; pharmaceutical industry
Trump Administration and Pfizer Strike ‘Most Favored Nation’ Drug Price Deal
Trump; Pfizer; most favored nation; drug prices; Medicaid; TrumpRx; direct-to-consumer; pharmaceutical industry; PhRMA; AmericasMedicines.com
Vanda Ends Lawsuits Against FDA in Broad Settlement, Paving Way for Drug Review Progress
Vanda Pharmaceuticals; FDA; Hetlioz; jet lag disorder; tradipitant; lawsuit dismissal; collaborative framework; clinical trial hold; drug approval; sNDA; motion sickness
Fortress Biotech and Sentynl Therapeutics Fail to Secure FDA Approval for CUTX-101 in Rare Pediatric Menkes Disease
Fortress Biotech; Sentynl Therapeutics; FDA Complete Response Letter; CUTX-101; Menkes disease; rare pediatric disease; manufacturing deficiencies; drug approval setback
US Government Shutdown Threatens to Stress an Already Depleted FDA
Government shutdown; FDA operations; drug approval delays; FDA staff cuts; user fees; public health; federal funding; regulatory delays
White House ‘Most Favored Nation’ Deadline Drives Pharma Concessions Amid Threats of Enforcement
most favored nation; drug pricing; White House; executive order; pharmaceutical companies; Medicaid; Medicare; drug manufacturers; Trump administration; prescription drug costs; deadline; pharma concessions
Sanofi Expands $35 Insulin Program to All U.S. Patients Nationwide
Sanofi; Insulin; $35 monthly program; Insulins Valyou Savings Program; diabetes; insurance coverage; Medicare; affordability; United States
Trump Administration Teases MFN Drug Pricing Rule as Commitment Deadline Looms for Companies
Trump administration; Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) pricing; drug pricing; executive order; pharmaceutical manufacturers; Medicaid; direct-to-consumer sales; price parity; commitment deadline; tariffs; international reference price
Trump Administration Launches Tariff Probe into Medtech and Pharmaceutical Industries
Trump administration; tariffs; medtech industry; pharmaceutical imports; Section 232 investigation; semiconductor tariffs; national security; supply chain; manufacturing; medical devices