Maryland asked the U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 19 to uphold the state’s law aimed at preventing price gouging of generic drugs.
The nation’s highest court is Maryland’s last chance to preserve the law, which made Maryland the first state in the nation to empower its attorney general to fight alleged pharmaceutical price gouging. Consideration by the Supreme Court could affect similar legislative efforts in other states.
“We are fighting to ensure Marylanders continue to have access to the essential generic medicines they need,” Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said in a statement after the petition was filed Oct. 19.
Maryland’s ...
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