President Donald Trump signed a new executive order aimed at lowering drug prices in the United States by linking them to those of other nations and expanding the scope of a July 2020 action.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Abbott’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card rapid test for detection of Covid-19 infection.
The U.S. Justice Department charged Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. with conspiring with competitors to raise prices for generic drugs.
The United States is tying payments for Covid-19 vaccines to timing milestones for production and approval, according to public documents and a Trump administration official, putting pressure on drugmakers including Moderna Inc. to meet ambitious targets.
The United States entered an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc. to acquire 100 million doses of the company’s potential COVID-19 vaccine for around $1.5 billion, the company and White House said.
Moderna Inc. said smaller volume agreements for the company’s experimental coronavirus vaccine have been priced in the range of $32 to $37 per dose, higher than the price set by the U.S. deal for Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine candidate.
EVERSAN and Havas Health & You announced an exclusive strategic partnership agreement, inclusive of data, analytics and predictive platforms, combined with commercialization services, to offer to health and wellness clients worldwide.
Coordinators of a global coronavirus vaccines funding scheme are looking at a wide range of potential prices for Covid-19 shots, with a reported $40 per dose price tag the “highest number” in that range, one of the co-leads of the project said.
European efforts to secure potential COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson are mired in wrangles over price, payment method and potential liability costs, three EU officials told Reuters.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed four executive orders aiming at lowering prices that Americans pay for prescription drugs as he faces an uphill re-election battle and criticism over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
