In this episode of "The Top Line," we talk with Fierce’s Eric Sagonowsky and Kevin Dunleavy about the most expensive drugs in the U.S. We also cover Eli Lilly's recent acquisition, the latest company to challenge the Inflation Reduction Act, and the rest of the week's headlines. 
To learn more about the topics in this episode:

'Misinformation': AstraZeneca's China head refutes news report about potential spinoff
Deadline extended: Biopharma's collective memory of COVID—in photographs
Lilly makes fresh bet on IL-17 with $2.4B acquisition of Dice Therapeutics
Bristol Myers follows Merck's lead with its own ⁠lawsuit blasting IRA's Medicare negotiations
Most expensive drugs in the US in 2023

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