The Biden administration decision not to pursue ‘march in’ proceedings for Pfizer/Astellas’ Xtandi sounds like good news. The reality is that the prostate cancer therapy is likely to face a more certain federal pricing intervention in the first year of the new Medicare ‘negotiation’ process.

“This system is fundamentally prone to supply chain disruptions with so few manufacturers,” says Mark Moorman, FDA Office of Food Safety director. In FDLI presentation, he acknowledges delicate balance in stemming distribution of potentially contaminated power formula while sustaining supply.

Karuna’s KarXT could be the first new mechanism for treating schizophrenia approved in more than 50 years and founder PureTech is tapping into that promise by linking up with Royalty Pharma and boosting its cashpile.

Multiple payment models, including differential pricing for pooled purchases, and technology-based healthcare platforms are some of the ways to build a patient-centric ecosystem said officials from Roche, VCs and non-government bodies at a recent conference