Dealing with state regulation of the pharma supply chain

With a lawsuit, a House delay bill and drugmaker intervention motions in play, here's where HRSA's 340B rebate pilot stands ahead of Jan. 1.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, Cencora agrees to acquire American Oncology Network, five major employers back electronic prior authorization for self-funded health plans and FDA finalizes its guidance on prescription drug apps and software.

FDA’s final guidance on prescription drug use-related software clarifies when companion app content is labeling, promotion or belongs in the PI.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, DHL adds six dedicated cold chain air corridors linking Europe and North America to Asia, Walmart rolls out a $0 prescription tier and rare disease Center of Excellence for its US workforce and FDA launches its Rare Disease Framework Initiative.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, PhRMA sues to block CMS's GLOBE pricing model, WFS opens a temperature-controlled cargo terminal in Lyon and Bayer commits $2.2 billion to a new Ohio manufacturing site.

PhRMA's lawsuit argues CMS overstepped its demonstration authority by tying Medicare Part B rebates to international prices.

CSafe's Aaron Mantia explains how lane, temperature range, duration and product cost shape thermal protection choices for bulk air cargo.

At LogiPharma USA 2026, Swisslog's Garrett Freeman explains how automation cuts human touches, enforces quarantine and consolidates cold storage.