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Enbrel drugmaker sues over Colorado’s potential price cap, says prescription drug board is unconstitutional

Amgen’s arthritis medication is first drug ruled unaffordable by any state in the country

The sign outside Amgen Inc.'s  entrance is photographed in this July 20, 2006 file photo, in Thousand Oaks, Calif.  (AP Photo/Ric Francis, file)
The sign outside Amgen Inc.’s entrance is photographed in this July 20, 2006 file photo, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, file)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7:  Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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In February, the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board ruled the arthritis drug Enbrel was unaffordable for patients in the state. The lawsuit, filed Friday by drugmaker Amgen and two of its subsidiaries, alleged that the board wasn’t only wrong to find Enbrel unaffordable, but that the law that created it was unconstitutional.
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