As Bernie Focuses On Older Drug-Device Combos, Can Innovators Catch Their Breath?

Product hopping, patent manipulation, patient assistance programs and pay-for-delay are all points of inquiry in Sen. Bernie Sanders and fellow HELP Democrats latest drug pricing investigation, which targets pricey inhalers that have gone decades without generic competition.

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AstraZeneca, GSK, Boehringer Ingelheim and Teva are targets of latest Senate Dems drug pricing investigation • Source: Nielsen Hobbs; the Pink Sheet | Shutterstock images

Four brand drug companies are coming under the scrutiny of Sen. Bernie Sanders and other Democrats for the high prices of asthma inhalers and the potential anticompetitive tactics the companies may have used to keep cheaper competition from the market.

It’s not great news for the named players – AstraZeneca PLC, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, GSK plc, and...

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