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FDA Halts Vaccine Manufacturing at Plant Where Doses Were Wasted

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked Emergent BioSolutions Inc. to halt producing new materials for COVID-19 vaccines until the regulator completes an inspection of its plant in Baltimore, which is under scrutiny after millions of doses were thrown …

Drugmakers Plan to Raise Prices in New Year: Reuters, 3 Axis Advisors

Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc., Sanofi SA, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc plan to raise U.S. prices on more than 300 drugs in the United States on Jan. 1, according to drugmakers and data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors. The …

How Pharmaceutical Firms Are Using Blockchain to Track Down Counterfeit Drugs

Some of the industry’s largest pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co., have developed a blockchain-based system to track prescription drugs across the supply chain to better halt the flow of counterfeit medicines, company officials said on …

North Carolina Senate Panel Drops Drug Firm Liability Shield

A North Carolina legislative committee has removed from a liability lawsuit measure a provision that would have given broad product protections for pharmaceutical companies. A Senate judiciary panel has deleted language from the House version that would give drug companies …