PhRMA Challenges Constitutionality Of California Drug-Price Transparency Law

Brand drug makers on Friday (Dec. 8) challenged the constitutionality of a California drug-price transparency law. The lawsuit by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America argues the law violates numerous constitutional provisions, including the Commerce Clause, the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause, and it raises concerns the law would set national pricing policy. PhRMA asks the U.S. District Court of Eastern California for an injunction to block the law. Bill sponsor California State Sen. Ed...