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32% Of Drug Prescriptions Rejected Due To Insurance Formulary Restrictions

September 14, 2026

Health insurers limit access to drugs in several ways: they may exclude drugs from formularies or impose utilization management, such as prior authorization or step therapy, for covered products. A study published online on July 9, 2026 in JAMA that investigated how frequently prescriptions are reje[...]

Federal Appellate Court Revives Tylenol Autism Claims

July 15, 2026

In its Opinion dated July 13, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned dismissals of Plaintiffs’ failure-to-warn claims under state law relating to acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and its generic equivalents. The Plaintiffs are children, parent[...]

FDA Warns 30 Telehealth Companies Against Illegal Marketing of Compounded GLP-1s

June 21, 2026

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on March 3, 2026 the issuance of 30 warning letters to telehealth companies for making false or misleading claims regarding compounded GLP-1 products offered on their websites. Under section 502(a) of the FDCA [21 U.S.C. § 352(a)] a drug is misb[...]

Safety Label Update For Capecitabine And Fluorouracil (5-FU)

March 28, 2026

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently provided a communication to increase awareness of recent updates to the product labeling of capecitabine (Xeloda) and fluorouracil (5-FU) related to risks associated with dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency: all healthcare providers s[...]

$41.5 Million Texas Settlement With Pfizer And Tris Pharma

January 10, 2026

In November 2023, the Texas Office of the Attorney General’s Civil Medicaid Fraud Division sued Pfizer, Inc., Tris Pharma, Inc. and Tris CEO Ketan Mehta for allegedly defrauding the Texas Medicaid program by providing adulterated pharmaceutical drugs to Texas children in violation of the Texas Med[...]

FDA Responds To Evidence Of Possible Association Between Autism And Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy

September 24, 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on September 22, 2025 that it initiated the process for a label change for acetaminophen (Tylenol and similar products) to reflect evidence suggesting that the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women may be associated with an increased risk of neurologi[...]

Michigan Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Two Pharmacy Benefit Managers Alleging Anticompetitive Practices

July 1, 2025

On April 29, 2025, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the filing of a lawsuit against two pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — Express Scripts, Inc. and Prime Therapeutics LLC — for allegedly engaging in anticompetitive conduct that has crippled Michigan’s independent pharmacies, re[...]

California Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Side Effects Of Oxbryta Resulted In Death

June 8, 2025

A recently filed California medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that on March 28, 2024, Nbubuisi Madu tragically lost his life, after succumbing to the injuries suffered due to all Defendants’ negligence, which included sickle cell crisis, vaso occlusive crisis, veno-occlusive disease, acute c[...]

Justice Department Filed Lawsuit Alleging Walgreens Knowingly Filled Millions Of Prescriptions Lacking A Legitimate Medical Purpose

April 24, 2025

In January 2025, the United States Department of Justice announced that it had filed on January 16, 2025 a civil complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging that Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreen Co., and various subsidiaries dispensed millions of un[...]

Arizona Attorney General Sues GlaxoSmithKline For Allegedly Endangering Asthma Patients

March 31, 2025

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced in a press release that a lawsuit has been filed against pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for allegedly engaging in deceptive and unfair practices that endangered vulnerable asthma patients, especially children, while exploiting taxpayer[...]

Did Sudden $500 Spike In Asthma Inhaler Cost Lead To 22-Year-Old’s Death?

March 25, 2025

The parents of a 22-year-old asthmatic who died on January 20, 2024 after suffering an asthma attack for which he did not have his inhaler because he could not afford the increase in the out-of-pocket cost from $66 to $539 filed a lawsuit against the giant pharmacy benefits manager OptumRX and pharm[...]

Generic Drugs Price-Setting Conspiracies Allegations Settled For $49.1 Million By Two Generic Drug Companies

January 7, 2025

A coalition of 50 states and territories, led by Connecticut, announced on October 31, 2024 two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiraci[...]

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