Prescription Drugs Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Evers creates drug pricing task force

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 22, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Wednesday creating a task force focused on reducing drug prices.

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Nexus Pharmaceuticals’ planned facility takes aim at drug shortages

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 9, 2019 | On The Record, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Illinois-based Nexus Pharmaceuticals said last month that it plans to build a sterile drug manufacturing facility in Pleasant Prairie.

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Senate health committee considers diabetes bill

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 7, 2019 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services considered legislation on Tuesday that would require the Department of Health Services to develop a plan to tackle diabetes.

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Civica Rx inks agreement with drug company

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 25, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Civica Rx announced a five-year agreement this week with London-based Hikma Pharmaceuticals to produce 14 sterile injectable medications for U.S. hospitals that are often in short supply.

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Free market think tank analysts critique, praise Trump’s health plans

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 17, 2019 | Federal Government, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Health policy analysts at free market think tanks critiqued and praised President Donald Trump’s healthcare plans at a Tuesday summit held at Concordia University Wisconsin.

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Sterile drug manufacturing plant planned in Pleasant Prairie

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 11, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Illinois-based Nexus Pharmaceuticals will build a sterile drug manufacturing facility in Pleasant Prairie, according to a Wednesday statement.

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Baldwin drug pricing plan advances

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 27, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

A plan from Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin aimed at boosting transparency around drug price increases advanced out of committee Wednesday.

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Bipartisan bill would allow birth control prescriptions for up to a year

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 20, 2019 | Insurance, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday would allow women to fill their birth control prescriptions for a year at a time.

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Step therapy bill heads to Evers

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 19, 2019 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

The Assembly signed off on a bill Tuesday that would allow patients to bypass health plan policies that require them to try cheaper medications before more expensive ones.

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Civica Rx announces first two drugs

by Sean Kirkby | May 15, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Civica Rx, a not-for-profit pharmaceutical company targeting generic drug shortages facing U.S. hospitals, has signed an agreement to produce two antibiotics, according to a Wednesday statement.

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Wisconsin, other states allege generic drug pricing conspiracy

by Jack Kelly | May 14, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin is part of a coalition of 43 states and a territory that allege generic drug companies conspired to increase prices for 100-plus drugs, according to a Monday statement.

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Baldwin questions feds on drug patents

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 26, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Sen.Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., asked the federal government Thursday about its efforts to address drug companies infringing on government-held patents, following reports of a drug company profiting from an HIV prevention drug.

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