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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Senate probe into Novo pricing, a new UTI antibiotic, and more

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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is investigating the prices Novo Nordisk charges for its blockbuster medications, Ozempic and Wegovy, which are highly effective at treating diabetes and obesity but carry steep price tags, The New York Times writes. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), per package.

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DOJ Investigates $250 Million in U.S. Sales of Counterfeit Drugs Using Fake DSCSA Pedigrees

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Department of Justice, according to Seeking Alpha , is investigating the sale and distribution of counterfeit drugs in the U.S. What goes unstated is how much of the $78 million in drug products were legitimate and safe drugs, tagged as “unapproved” or “misbranded,” versus counterfeit drugs. In 2018, CanadaDrugs, Ltd.

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