Category: Prescription Drugs

AbbVie pledges $100 billion investment to avoid tariffs

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 13, 2026 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

North Chicago-based AbbVie said Monday it has signed an agreement with the Trump administration to lower some drug prices and invest $100 billion domestically in exchange for an exemption from certain tariffs.

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Judge sides with Illinois, dismisses pharmaceutical companies’ effort to toss drug price-fixing case

by Ryan Voyles | Dec 8, 2025 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

A federal court has dismissed a motion for summary judgment filed by the drugmakers seeking to toss key elements of an ongoing drug price-fixing case brought by Illinois and other states.

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Experity, Amazon collaborate to improve same-day prescription deliveries

by Ryan Voyles | Nov 14, 2025 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

Machesney Park-based Experity said this week it will partner with Amazon Pharmacy to bolster access to prescription drugs after urgent care treatment.

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Pritzker signs PBM reform package

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 2, 2025 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

A sweeping package to reform how pharmacy benefit managers operate in Illinois was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. JB Pritzker.

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Legislative session focused on PBM reform, behavioral health coverage

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 6, 2025 | Abortion, Dental, Hospitals, Insurance, Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Mental Health, Nursing homes, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

Lawmakers approved sweeping changes to pharmacy benefit managers and removed prior authorization for some behavioral health services during the recently concluded spring session. Below is a roundup of some of the proposals that […]

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