In February, the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board ruled the arthritis drug Enbrel was unaffordable for patients in the state. The lawsuit, filed Friday by drugmaker Amgen and two of i…
The sign outside Amgen Inc.’s entrance is photographed in this July 20, 2006 file photo, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. . It was the first time any state in the country made such a declaration, and set up a months-long process to determine whether the board should set a ceiling on what Colorado patients and pharmacies pay for that drug.
Vince Plymell, a spokesman for the Colorado Division of Insurance, which oversees the board, on Monday said the agency would not comment on the lawsuit.Amgen’s lawsuit argues that the board’s actions conflicted with federal law, which grants a period when drugmakers can exclusively market their products under patents at whatever price they like.
“Colorado may not directly regulate a sale that occurs in another state simply because the product may eventually make its way into Colorado,” the lawsuit said. Colorado hospitals no longer required to report newborns who test positive for drugs, working to better support addicted momsDenver metro area school delays, closures for March 25, 2024
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