South Dakota Law Protecting Drug Discounts for Hospitals Stays in Effect as Lawsuit Proceeds

South Dakota law protecting drug discounts for hospitals stays in effect as lawsuit proceeds

A South Dakota law that prevents drug companies from restricting federal drug discounts for hospitals and other providers will remain in effect for now, a judge has decided. Chicago-based AbbVie Inc., whose products include the wrinkle-remover Botox and the arthritis drug Humira, sued the state earlier this year in the U.S. District Court of South Dakota. The lawsuit challenges the legality of Senate Bill 154, which lawmakers and Gov. Larry Rhod…

Pharmaceutical companies lose bid to halt South Dakota law on discount drugs

Photo by Árpád Czapp on UnsplashA federal judge Monday refused to block the implementation of a new law that went into effect this year in South Dakota that provoked the ire of pharmaceutical companies, leading them to sue the state.AbbVie, AstraZeneca and other pharmaceutical companies sued Attorney General Marty Jackley and Division of Insurance Director Larry Deiter to stop Senate Bill 154. The law placed restrictions on pharmaceutical compan…