Johnson & Johnson’s actions to promote generic competition and lower the price for its crucial tuberculosis treatment, Sirturo (bedaquiline), have satisfied an investigation launched by South Africa’s Competition Commission.
South Africa’s Competition Commission has drawn a line under its investigation into Johnson & Jonhson and its Janssen subsidiary over their Sirturo (bedaquiline) tuberculosis treatment, following uproar that the firms were unfairly restricting generic competition in a vital and underserved market.
“Extensive engagements” with the companies have produced several favourite outcomes, including the originator’s announcement in September last year that it...
The UK government has said it will invest almost £30m ($40.4m) in AI technologies to modernize the NHS and reduce wait times – but for the medtech sector, the devil will be in the details.
The UK government has said it will invest almost £30m ($40.4m) in AI technologies to modernize the NHS and reduce wait times – but for the medtech sector, the devil will be in the details.
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Japanese generics giant Sawai appears to be turning a corner, but the impact of National Health Insurance pricing revisions continues to hold the firm – and the rest of the country’s generics industry – back.
Avoiding disaster at the beginning of the pandemic and offering a pro-active supply chain blueprint should position the generics industry well for an onshoring debate in Congress, but a look back at March 2020 is a reminder that even small policy shifts can have a big impact.
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After US President Joe Biden launched a review of the country’s API supply chain, the task force has reported back with key vulnerabilities that contribute to drug shortages and supply risks during a global public health emergency. According to the report, the lack of geographic diversity and dependence on foreign nations and anti-competitive actions by foreign nations are key areas of concern.
