Vertex Pharmaceuticals is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, aiming for a court declaration that a fertility support program for patients who are prescribed the company’s Casgevy does not break federal anti-kickback laws, Reuters reports. The gene editing therapy has been approved for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia in the U.S., the report notes.
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