DEA reconsidering its ban on the herbal supplement kratom
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) After announcing that the herbal supplement kratom would be made as illegal as heroin, the Drug
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Glaxo to pay $20 million for bribing doctors in China
(Ed Silverman for STAT) GlaxoSmithKline on Friday agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt
Read MoreFormer Insys sales manager is arrested in opioid kickback scheme
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Yet another former Insys Therapeutics sales manager has been arrested in connection with a scheme
Read MoreFDA approves first ‘artificial pancreas’ for diabetes treatment
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved1 the first so-called artificial pancreas, an out-of-body
Read MoreLawmakers ask Justice Department to probe Mylan over Medicaid rebates
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Three US senators want the US Department of Justice to investigate whether Mylan Pharmaceuticals violated
Read MoreThe Proposed Federal ‘Right-To-Try’ Law Is Not The Answer For Critically Ill Patients
(By Jonathan Friedlaender for Health Affairs Blog, September 27, 2016) Currently, patients have two main options to access experimental therapies
Read MoreSenator urges FTC to step up investigation into maker of addiction treatment
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) A US senator is urging the US Federal Trade Commission to accelerate its antitrust investigation
Read MoreThe world’s best-selling drug is in line for cheaper competition — eventually
(By Damian Garde for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a lower-cost version of the world’s top-selling
Read MoreFetal tissue bank resists Republican subpoena demands, as a standoff intensifies
(By Sheila Kaplan for STAT) WASHINGTON — A House panel investigating fetal tissue research1 Wednesday voted to begin contempt proceedings against a
Read MoreColorado is latest state to be sued for restricting access to hepatitis C drugs
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) You can add Colorado to the list of states being sued1 for refusing to widen
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