Walgreens Paying $106.8 Million to Settle Prescription Billing Fraud Charges September 16, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges it fraudulently billed the U.S. government for prescriptions that...
Baltimore Latest to Settle With Teva, Walgreens Ahead of Opioid Trial September 11, 2024 By Brendan Pierson Baltimore said on Tuesday that it has settled with Walgreens over claims that the pharmacy operator fueled opioid addiction in...
GSK to Seek Dismissal of Florida Case Against Heartburn Drug Zantac August 16, 2024 By Yadarisa Shabong British drugmaker GSK said on Friday it would seek a dismissal of an upcoming Zantac case in Florida, where plaintiffs...
GSK Prevails in Second Zantac Cancer Case to Go to Trial August 7, 2024 By Ashleigh Furlong GSK Plc convinced an Illinois jury that the former heartburn drug Zantac was not liable for a woman’s colorectal cancer...
Novartis, Viatris Face New Lawsuit Over ‘HeLa’ Cell Misuse Claims August 6, 2024 By Blake Brittain Novartis and Viatris were hit with a federal lawsuit in Maryland on Monday by the family of a woman whose...
Industry Groups Back Drugmakers’ Appeal in Zantac Cancer Lawsuits June 21, 2024 By Brendan Pierson A bid by GSK and other drugmakers to stop more than 70,000 lawsuits in Delaware over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac...
Delaware Judge Lets More Than 70,000 Zantac Lawsuits Go Forward June 3, 2024 By Brendan Pierson A Delaware judge has allowed more than 70,000 lawsuits over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to go forward, ruling that expert...
Report: Cost of Prescriptions in Workers’ Comp on The Rise June 3, 2024 While overall utilization is trending downward, cost of prescriptions in workers’ compensation is on the rise, driven by “high-dollar topical...
Wegovy Maker Novo Nordisk Sues Nine Spas, Clinics And Pharmacies Over Copycat Drugs May 30, 2024 By Patrick Wingrove Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it had sued nine more medical spas, wellness clinics and pharmacies in the U.S. for...
Reclassification of Marijuana is Underway, but Approval for Workers’ Comp and Auto Injuries Will Take Time May 28, 2024 By Brian Allen Barely noticed outside marijuana industry groups, the Biden Administration has been moving to change the classification of marijuana as a...