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Eli Lilly Strikes Back Against Pharmacy Compounders and Telehealth Platforms

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Telehealth companies selling compounded drugs are making modest inroads into the market for popular weight loss drugs that Big Pharma spent decades and billions of dollars to develop and bring to market. The compounded...more

McDermott Will & Emery

GLP-1 Update: Court Backs FDA in Tirzepatide Compounding Case

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On May 7, 2025, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas upheld the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) decision to remove two tirzepatide injection medications from the FDA’s drug shortage list. This...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA launches “Elsa” AI tool to aid drug approvals

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced “Elsa,” a generative AI tool designed to enhance the efficiency of its regulatory operations. Elsa's deployment comes nearly a month ahead of the agency’s original...more

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New Mexico Joins Growing List of States to Secure Insulin Price Cap Settlements

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New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez announced settlementswith Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC and Novo Nordisk Inc. to resolve allegations that the pharmaceutical companies’ pricing policies resulted in underinsured and uninsured patients...more

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This Week in 340B: June 3 – 9, 2025

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Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

Venable LLP

Sandoz Launches Jubbonti® / Wyost® (denosumab-bbdz) as First Prolia® / Xgeva® Interchangeable Biosimilars

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On June 2, 2025, Sandoz announced the launch of Jubbonti® / Wyost® (denosumab-bbdz), the first Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) interchangeable biosimilars to launch in the U.S....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA in Flux — June 2025 Newsletter

Welcome to FDA in Flux – A Mintz newsletter tracking rapid changes in policy and agency actions that impact medical, life sciences, and consumer product investment decisions and development strategies....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Law Diagnosed: PBM Update Spring 2025

[embedded content] Host, Bridgette Keller is joined by Associate, David Gilboa to break down the highlights from our Spring 2025 PBM Policy and Legislative Update. In just five minutes, we cover the most impactful federal and...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

False Claims Act Enforcement of Pharmacy Pricing & Prescribing Practices: The Walgreens Cases

The Department of Justice has launched a number of enforcement actions targeting pharmacies for alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). Recently, Walgreens has been the subject of two noteworthy government...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

PBMs Sue Arkansas Over Restrictive PBM Ownership Law

On April 16, 2025, Arkansas enacted Act 624 (the Act), an unprecedented law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning or operating pharmacies in the state. As we discussed in our May 2025 blog post, the law’s...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing in the U.S.

On May 12, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on drug pricing: “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” The EO requires a 30-day government negotiation with drug companies...more

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

FDA Extends Scrutiny Over Color Additives Beyond Food to Drug Products

FDA’s recent focus on potentially harmful color additives in food products has expanded to the pharmaceutical sector. In May 2025, FDA issued a draft guidance titled Replacing Color Additives in Approved or Marketed Drug...more

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States Seeking Remedies for the Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs

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As expected, the lawsuits have commenced following the enactment of the Arkansas legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. Michigan has filed its...more

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GLP-1 Compounded Medications Targeted by Connecticut Attorney General

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On May 21, 2025, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General released a statement and sent letters to Connecticut weight loss clinics, med spas, medical practices and other businesses regarding allegedly or potentially...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FTC Sends Warning Letters to 37 Eyeglass and Contact Lens Prescribers Over Possible Rule Violations

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On June 3, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its staff had sent warning letters to 37 contact lens prescribers that, according to the FTC, were the subject of consumer complaints concerning possible...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

[Webinar] Mitigating the Impact of Tariffs: A Practical Guide for Life Sciences Companies - June 17th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

AGG partner and Life Science team member, Allison Raley, will present a complimentary webinar examining how life sciences companies can overcome challenges in the face of U.S. tariffs. As international trade tensions persist...more

Morris James LLP

Analyzing the Impact of Recent Studies Linking Depo-Provera to Increased Meningioma Risk

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Recent scientific research has uncovered a significant association between the long-term use of Depo-Provera, a widely used injectable contraceptive, and the development of meningiomas, tumors affecting the membranes...more

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Sandoz Launches PYZCHIVA® (Ustekinumab) Autoinjector in Europe

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On May 21, 2025, Sandoz announced the commercial launch in Europe of its PYZCHIVA® (ustekinumab) autoinjector, “the first ustekinumab biosimilar in Europe commercially available in an autoinjector.”...more

A&O Shearman

UK will permanently retain its UK+ exhaustion regime to allow continued supply of medicines into the UK

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The government has published its response to the consultation on the exhaustion regime for IP rights. The overall conclusion is that the UK will permanently maintain its UK+ IP exhaustion regime, the bespoke (and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Makary Says Psychedelics Are Maybe Okay, M’Kay?

Drugs are bad, m’kay. But what if they’re not? Psilocybin continues to be in the limelight for its potential medicinal uses, including most particularly its potential to combat the nation’s growing mental health crisis. Last...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal District Court Upholds Authority of HHS to Pre-Approve 340B Rebate Programs; HRSA Submits Proposed 340B Rebate Guidance

A federal judge in D.C. recently ruled in favor of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”), an administrative agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), by finding that drug...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - May 2025 #4

News Briefs - Judge Rules Against Administration's HHS Reorg, Reductions - California District Judge Susan Illston has granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's recent reductions in force across...more

Jones Day

Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Spring 2025

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Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health....more

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Samsung Bioepis Secures Marketing Approval in Korea for its Biosimilar to Amgen’s Bone Cancer Drug Xgeva

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Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. has secured marketing approval in Korea for XBRYK, its biosimilar to Amgen’s bone cancer drug XGEVA, used to prevent fractures in those with bone metastases from solid tumors or multiple myeloma and...more

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Indiana Senate Bill 140 Signed into Law Imposing Reforms on Pharmacy Benefit Managers

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Indiana recently enacted significant new legislation that will impact how pharmacy benefit management services are provided in Indiana. Senate Bill 140 (SB 140), signed into law during the 2025 legislative session, imposes...more

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