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Abbvie sues US health agency over Botox

By Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2026 | 4:13 PM

Feb 11 (Reuters) – Abbvie sued the U.S. ​Department ‌of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, ‌challenging ​a ⁠decision by ⁠the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ​select Botox for ⁠prescription ⁠drug price ​controls established by ​the federal Inflation ‌Reduction Act of 2022.

The lawsuit ⁠was filed in the Washington, D.C. ⁠federal ‌court. It also ⁠names ​CMS ‌and its ​administrator Mehmet ⁠Oz as defendants.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New ​York)