BakerHostetler FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - January 2019 #2

JD Supra (press release)-10 hours ago

FDA Continues Critical Food Programs During Shutdown – Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tweeted: “We've received multiple ...

Drug Middlemen Got Hefty Markup in New York, Pharmacy Group Says

Bloomberg-13 hours ago

Pharmacy-benefit managers are taking increasingly large markups on generic drugs in New York, according to an analysis of Medicaid prescriptions at .

How drugmakers’ gifts to doctors lead to more opioid overdose deaths
The New York Times

Counties where doctors got more meals, trips and consulting fees from opioid makers had higher overdose deaths involving prescription opioids. Read the full story