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UKs pharmaceutical trade body on Thursday called for the government to scrap its plans to raise the repayment rates for drugmakers, to avoid possible setbacks in the sector.

Drugmakers are prioritizing complex biotech medicines over treatments that can be given as pills because recent US legislation gives biologics a longer runway before becoming subject to government price limits.

Senator Bernie Sanders sent Moderna a letter asking the drug company to halt planned US price increases on its COVID vaccine, saying price hikes could make the shot unaffordable for millions of Americans.

Democrats scored a major policy victory when the US Senate passed a $430 billion climate change, healthcare, and tax bill that will help reduce the carbon emissions that drive climate change while also cutting drug costs for the elderly.

The TikToker was able to secure her prescription for over $200 less than the retail price of the medication at other pharmacies.

Biogens chief executive officer on Thursday said the company wants a dialogue with the CMS ahead of a final decision on coverage of its controversial Alzheimers disease drug in April.

For patients with metastatic melanoma, triplet therapy with atezolizumab and vemurafenib plus cobimetinib provides significant survival benefits, but the regimen may not be cost-effective, researchers say.