Tuesday, October 4, 2022: Life Sciences

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan said the agency is considering all its tools, including law enforcement or market-wide rulemaking, as it scrutinizes the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). When asked whether existing antitrust laws...

Monday, October 3, 2022: Life Sciences

The U.S. the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report indicating that more than 1,200 prescription drugs rose in price faster than the rate of inflation between July 2021 and July 2022. The report specifically found that during that time...

Friday, September 30, 2022: Life Sciences

The FDA approved Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s ALS drug Relyvrio, the first treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease that the agency has cleared in five years. Patient advocacy groups had pressured the FDA to approve the new treatment, though there’s still some...

Wednesday, September 28, 2022: Life Sciences

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will now review only a small number of emergency use authorization (EUA) requests for COVID-19 tests. Companies that request EUAs for their tests will have to demonstrate the tests are likely to have a significant...

Tuesday, September 27, 2022: Life Sciences

Pfizer announced it asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve its omicron-specific COVID-19 booster shot for children between the ages of 5 and 11. Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize a 10-microgram dose for children, one-third of the 30 microgram dose...