• COUPONS
    To lower drug costs, a bill in California would prohibit coupons

    SARAH BENTHAM/APJay Hungerford, pharmacy intern, speaks with a customer at a Wal-Mart pharmacy in Bentonville, Ark. By ED SILVERMAN @Pharmalot FEBRUARY 3, 2017 I n a novel bid to slash drug costs, a California legislator has introduced a bill to prohibit the use of coupons when a lower-priced medicine is available. The legislation, which is […]

  • COUPONS
    Pharma’s copay coupons, a key marketing tool, face new limits in California

    A California State assemblymember introduced legislation to ban copay coupons when an inexpensive generic would suffice. ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPrint As pharma scrambles to defend its pricing practices around the country, a California legislator has set his sights on the industry’s copay coupons, which cut patients’ out-of-pocket costs in order to promote branded meds—particularly those facing cheap alternatives. […]

  • COUPONS
    Pharma’s copay coupons, a key marketing tool, face new limits in California

    A California State assemblymember introduced legislation to ban copay coupons when an inexpensive generic would suffice. ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPrint As pharma scrambles to defend its pricing practices around the country, a California legislator has set his sights on the industry’s copay coupons, which cut patients’ out-of-pocket costs in order to promote branded meds—particularly those facing cheap alternatives. […]

  • NEWS
    Ratan Tata, University of California partner to fund start-ups in India

    Ratan Tata has made small investments ranging from Rs.10 crore in online market place Snapdeal to Rs.10 lakh in Zivame. Photo: Mint Bengaluru: RNT Associates, the privately held investment firm of Ratan Tata, and the chief investment officer’s office of the University of California have partnered to jointly fund start-ups and enterprises in India over […]