STAT News – Biotech
STAT+: Iran war has not disrupted pharma supply chains. That could change if conflict is prolonged
The escalating war in the Middle East so far has not appreciably disrupted global pharmaceutical supply chains, but with no clear end in sight, the potential exists for the conflict to change the calculus for production, shipping, and, ultimately, pricing for different medicines in different countries, according to industry experts.
For now, the greatest impact is likely to occur in the immediate region, where only a smidgen of the world’s medicines and active pharmaceutical ingredients — 0.3% and 0.6%, respectively — are produced, according to US Pharmacopeia, an independent organization that develops standards for medicines and tracks global supplies.
Nonetheless, the conflict is already disrupting key global shipping and air corridors, suggesting manufacturers — especially those in India and the European Union that are vulnerable to closures in the Strait of Hormuz — will need to find alternate transportation routes. And this raises expenses that may eventually get passed on to customers.
WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration officials briefed senators on the agency’s plans for food policy for 2026, according to a person familiar with the meeting.
The agency plans to focus on infant formula safety, updating food labels, defining ultra-processed foods, expanding inspections of food processing plants, and bolstering seafood safety programs, according to a document shared with lawmakers, obtained by STAT.
The meeting comes amid a shift in the administration’s health agenda toward food issues and away from vaccine policy. In recent polls, food reforms have been more popular than the vaccine agenda, catching the attention of administration officials looking to sharpen their message for the midterms.
STAT News – Biotech
STAT+: In private meetings, White House works to win pharma companies’ support for drug pricing bill
WASHINGTON — The White House has drafted legislative text for its drug pricing policy, and officials are in the process of sharing it with more than a dozen major pharmaceutical companies, according to people familiar with the meetings.
The legislative text, according to a White House official, closely follows the outlines of the voluntary deals the administration made with pharma companies. The draft includes a policy that would allow drugs purchased in cash to count toward a patient’s deductible.
The Trump administration’s push for drug price legislation is part of a larger effort to get health reforms signed into law. The president’s focus on his affordability agenda in an election year has heightened the profile of the effort.
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