Pink Sheet Executive Editor Derrick Gingery, Senior Writer Sarah Karlin-Smith and Editor-in-Chief Nielsen Hobbs discuss the reasons US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary could have helped negotiate the Most Favored Nation drug pricing deal with Astra Zeneca (:30) and the deal’s potential impact on the 340B program (16:35). They also consider the Justice Department’s alternative interpretation of off-label promotion regulations and the effect on the scientific exchange of information about drugs (19:16). More On These Topics From The Pink Sheet US FDA Commissioner’s Involvement In AstraZeneca Pricing Deal Raises Ethical, Legal Questions: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/market-access/pricing-debate/us-fda-commissioners-involvement-in-astrazeneca-pricing-deal-raises-ethical-legal-questions-IJV4LMTDA5E65KCOFQUQM76GCA/ EMD Serono IVF Candidate Among First US FDA Priority Voucher Recipients As Part Of MFN Deal: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/market-access/pricing-debate/emd-serono-ivf-candidate-among-first-us-fda-priority-voucher-recipients-as-part-of-mfn-deal-LKHA6VRTKRE6DJERGNCWCGMBF4/ Manufacturer Most Favored Nation Deals: How They Could Be Protected From 340B: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/market-access/pricing-debate/manufacturer-most-favored-nation-deals-how-they-could-be-protected-from-340b-FALSG7GHM5GQBFN3I5SPERJIYU/ Off-Label Promotion: DOJ May Take New Look At Scientific Information Exchange: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/legalandip/litigation/off-label-promotion-doj-may-take-new-look-at-scientific-information-exchange-R62PQJFQTRBCVGCZE57GWM3Q3Q/

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