litigation

News

J&J hits back over asbestos in talc claims

Shares in Johnson & Johnson slid around 10% on Friday after a Reuters article claimed the company had known for decades about asbestos in talcum powder products.

News

Pills spilling out of a prescription bottle on 100 dollar paper currency

Generics firms the 'biggest cartel in US history' - report

US authorities looking into price fixing in the generics industry are now investigating 16 companies and the price of at least 300 drugs, according to a press report.

News

Akorn searches for new CEO after failed Fresenius merger

US generics firm Akorn is searching for a new CEO in the wake of a failed merger with Fresenius Kabi last year.

News

Indivior hit hard as generic Suboxone defence crumbles

Indivior has suffered a critical defeat in the US courts for opioid addiction product Suboxone Film, opening the door to generic competition and sparking a run on its shares.

News

Pfizer hit by UK Supreme Court ruling on Lyrica patent

Pfizer has lost its protracted patent battle in the UK for big-selling drug Lyrica, potentially exposing it to claims for hundreds of millions of pounds from the NHS.

News

Novartis challenges court ruling allowing use of Avastin in ...

Novartis is appealing against a High Court ruling that it is lawful for the NHS to prescribe Roche’s Avastin (bevacizumab) in an unlicensed use in wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

J&J hits back over asbestos in talc claims

Generics firms the 'biggest cartel in US history' - report

Akorn searches for new CEO after failed Fresenius merger

Indivior hit hard as generic Suboxone defence crumbles

Pfizer hit by UK Supreme Court ruling on Lyrica patent

Novartis challenges court ruling allowing use of Avastin in ...

The long-delayed promise of the microbiome, with Sam Possemi...

How to meet your physicians where they are online

litigation

Editor's Picks