JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. BECERRA et al

  1. October 30, 2024

    FDA Didn't Flub Approval In Orphan Drug Case, DC Court Says

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration didn't err in determining that a rival narcolepsy treatment is not the "same drug" as Jazz Pharmaceuticals' exclusive treatment, a D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesday, holding that the FDA's approval of the rival drug didn't run afoul of the Orphan Drug Act.

  2. May 10, 2024

    Pharma Cos., FDA Debate 'Same Drug' In Orphan Drug Case

    Two pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration faced off in D.C. federal court Friday over allegations that the federal agency wrongly approved a treatment that rivals Jazz Pharma's narcolepsy drug despite Jazz's exclusivity rights under the Orphan Drug Act.

  3. June 22, 2023

    Jazz Pharma Says FDA Again Defied Orphan Drug Exclusivity

    Jazz Pharma on Thursday asked a D.C. federal judge to block the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "unlawful" approval of a rival narcolepsy treatment despite Jazz's exclusivity rights under the Orphan Drug Act, arguing that it showcases the FDA's "stark refusal" to implement the ODA as it should.