generics – Health

Centene, Humana sue Merck for ‘monopolistic scheme’ to delay generics of blockbuster cholesterol drug

Centene and Humana filed separate lawsuits against Merck alleging the drugmaker’s “monopolistic scheme” delayed generic versions of its blockbuster cholesterol drug Zetia from coming to market, causing the insurers to pay higher prices for years. The suits by two of the biggest health insurers were filed in similar but separate lawsuits Wednesday in federal court in… Read More »

Getting to 95-95-95: global use of HIV generics would result in large reductions in spending, new infections and deaths

Generic HIV combination medications, such as tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir (TDF/3TC/DTG), could be produced for as little as $ 59 per person per year. Achieving the 95-95-95 targets based on this cost could result each year in $ 26 billion being saved, 630,000 fewer new HIV infections and 240,000 fewer deaths, according to a recent study by Dr… Read More »