In a closely watched case, a U.S. federal court judge has temporarily blocked a first-in-the-nation law that would prohibit companies that own pharmacy benefit managers from also operating both retail and mail-order pharmacies in Arkansas. The state law is designed to eliminate concerns that the largest pharmacy benefit managers — which are controlled by CVS Health,…
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Rise and shine, another busy — and steamy — day is on the way. We can tell because the official mascots are spending less time on the dusty Pharmalot grounds and, instead, have curled up by the indoor cool-air machines. As for us, we are testing the notion that a hot drink can cool you…
Novo Nordisk said Tuesday it was tapping Maziar Mike Doustdar, its head of international operations, as its new CEO, amid a broader leadership shakeup across the company. Novo’s current CEO, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, announced he was stepping down in May, as the company faced a tumbling share price and growing competition from Eli Lilly in the…
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s tariffs on pharmaceuticals coming from the European Union will be set at 15% and will not go into effect until a national security investigation has been completed, according to a White House official familiar with the plans. Once the Section 232 investigation is finished and its associated tariffs are levied, they…