Yes, with all the focus on drug prices, I believe there is pressure on the fda to do something about it. It is probably better to go with this price before approval anyway.

https://www.biopharmadive.com/news/fda-scott-...sh/530724/

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"What can FDA do directly to regulate drug prices from a legal perspective? The answer is not much," explained Sherkow. "Where the FDA does have authority to get involved is in how much, in what way, and how aggressively it approves drugs, or their generic or biosimilar competitors."

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https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announc...ompetition

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Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on new policy to improve access and foster price competition for drugs that face inadequate generic competition

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Side item,
Pfizer nears deal to combine off-patent drug business with Mylan

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/28/pfizer-plans-...mylan.html