Governmental or Regulatory Activity
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
AstraZeneca Appeals to Supreme Court in Final Attempt to Challenge Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
AstraZeneca; Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program; Supreme Court; Inflation Reduction Act; Third Circuit; due process; pharmaceuticals; CMS; drug pricing; Farxiga
Getting to Yes: How Deal-Making Fuels Biotech Growth – 2025 Updates
biotech dealmaking; mergers and acquisitions; licensing; venture capital; BATNA; pharmaceutical negotiations; reputation; pipeline gaps; patent cliffs; valuation; regulatory uncertainty
FDA Rejects Lundbeck and Otsuka’s Rexulti for PTSD on Insufficient Efficacy Evidence
FDA; Rexulti; Lundbeck; Otsuka; PTSD; brexpiprazole; sertraline; Complete Response Letter; sNDA; clinical trials; drug approval
FDA Rejects Scholar Rock’s SMA Drug Due to Catalent Indiana Manufacturing Issues
FDA; Scholar Rock; Apitegromab; SMA; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Catalent Indiana; Complete Response Letter; Manufacturing issues; Drug approval
Eli Lilly Loses Appeal to Overturn $183.7 Million Medicaid Rebate Judgment
Eli Lilly; Medicaid; rebate; court ruling; False Claims Act; drug pricing; whistleblower; 7th Circuit Court of Appeals; fraud; $183.7 million judgment