An unofficial, but allegedly authorized, system used by Rite Aid pharmacists for raising prescription drug prices for cash-paying customers is the subject of a lawsuit filed by the Florida Attorney General's office in Tallahassee Circuit Court on Sept. 22. The state has accused Rite Aid Corp. with overcharging more than 29,000 uninsured patients for their prescription medications. The complaint charges racketeering, civil theft and violations of the state's trade practices act.

Newly released Medicare Part D data sheds light on the sales hit that branded pharmaceutical manufacturers will face when the coverage gap discount program gets under way in 2011

FDA appears headed for a showdown with clinicians and the pharmaceutical industry over the proposed new clinical trial endpoints for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, the guidance's approach for justifying a non-inferiority margin and proposed changes in the types of patients that should be enrolled in trials