Prime Therapeutics controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Florida sues Prime Therapeutics and Express Scripts over alleged drug price fixing
Lawsuit filed
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit alleging that Prime Therapeutics and Express Scripts entered into an illegal agreement to fix prices on otherwise affordable drugs. The suit cites a December 2019 collaboration in which Prime adopted Express Scripts' lower reimbursement rates. The filing characterizes this arrangement as an illegal price-fixing agreement affecting drugs that would otherwise be affordable.
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Attorney General James Uthmeier says Prime Therapeutics and Express Scripts entered into an illegal agreement to fix the prices on otherwise affordable drugs.
Florida is suing two major pharmaceutical companies for allegedly fixing drug prices.
The lawsuit cited a collaboration in December 2019 when Prime adopted Express Scripts’ lower reimbursement rates, an adjustment that remains in effect today.