“Lame Duck” Congress Has High Stakes For Pharma Companies
Executive Summary
Industry faces an uphill fight in a last-ditch effort to reverse the Medicare “donut hole” changes enacted at the start of 2018. At the same time, a stand-off over OTC monograph reform could have ripple effects on the plans to modernize the US FDA Office of New Drugs.
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