generic drug prices

• Changes to Ontario's Drug System in Force July 1, 2010 - Generic Drug Prices to be Reduced and Professional Allowances to be Eliminated.

Copyright 2010, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Life Sciences, June 2010 On June 7, 2010, the Government o...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2010, January 2010

• A Generic Drug Subject To The Patented Medicines Prices Review Board?

In early June, the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB) released a decision finding that ratiopharm Inc., a generic pharmaceutical company, ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Consumers Can Sue Drug Firm Under State Antitrust Law, Rules Wisconsin Supreme Court

Consumers could sue an international drug firm under state antitrust law for allegedly conspiring with generic drug manufacturers to charge customers inflated prices for an antibiotic because the statute doesn't apply only to distinctly intrastate conduct, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a dismissal. The state antitrust act provides that "[e]very contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce is illegal." The act authorizes the recovery of treble damages for "any person directly or indirectly injured by such a practice." The state supreme court previously decided that the act applies to interstate conduct "if the conduct 'substantially affects' the people of Wisconsin and has 'impacts' in this state.

• Lawyers USA
• August 14, 2007

• Wal-Mart to Reduce Generic Drug Prices; Some Medicines Will Cost As Little As $4 Per Month

NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, plans to slash the prices of almost 300 generic prescription drugs, offering a big lure for bargain-seeking customers and presenting a challenge to competing pharmacy chains and makers of generic drugs. The drugs will be sold for as little as $4 for a month's supply and include some of the most commonly prescribed medicines such as Metformin, a popular generic drug used to treat diabetes, and the high blood pressure medicine Lisinopril.

• The Columbian
• September 22, 2006

• New Aarp Guides Help Consumers Compare Rx Prices, Gives Consumers Information On Generic Vs. Brand Name Drug Prices

ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumers across the country can look forward to having better information on drug prices for some very common illnesses affecting older persons. With the release of several new editions to AARP's "Know Your Rx Options" series, people will be able to better compare brand name drug prices against those of generic drugs. Educating consumers about options beyond those drugs heavily marketed and pushed on the public by the drug industry is a key step in helping people ask questions about generic and less expensive alternatives," said Lois Aronstein, AARP New York State Director. "But we need to go further. The public deserves to see how the drug industry influences what drugs are prescribed and consumers deserve new ways to save money on their dru...

• U.S. Newswire
• August 09, 2006

• In Medicine / Generic Drug Bargains -- Competition Drives Down Prices

TRENTON, N.J. - Finally, a little good health care news for consumers: U.S. prices for generic prescription drugs, which already cost as little as one-third what their brand-name cousins do, have been getting cheaper and likely will keep doing so. The causes? The ultra-low prices for generic prescriptions offered by giant retailers and drugstore chains and intense competition among the many generic drugmakers fighting for sales, according to health information firm IMS Health.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• December 11, 2008

• Research and Markets: Drug Price/Cost Debate: Growing Pricing Pressures: Swine Flu Vaccine, Profiteering, Comparison of Drug Prices in Different Countries, Free Pricing Markets, Generic Pricing.

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/570024/drug_pricecost_de) has announced the addition of Decision Resources,...

• Business Wire
• November 17, 2009

• Target Implements $4 Generic Drug Prices at all Target Pharmacies.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Target announced today that in an effort to avoid confusion among our guests and team members effective immediately all 1,287 Target Ph...

• Business Wire
• November 20, 2006

• Generic Drug Maker Offers Lower Prices for Low-Income Patients

The Associated Press WASHINGTON - St. Louis-based Express Scripts Inc., facing scrutiny of its generic drug prices, is offering discounts on dozens of generic medicines to low-income Americans.

• Charleston Gazette
• November 10, 2004

• Biotechs in favor of streamlining generic drug approvals: proposed measure touts increased competition, lower consumer prices.

San Diego's biotech community is standing behind one of two competing measures that would establish government approval of generic biotech drugs, desp...

• San Diego Business Journal
• May 18, 2009