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Express Scripts (ESRX), one of the largest U.S. prescription benefit managers, will cover new migraine drugs from Eli Lilly (LLY) and Amgen (AMGN), but is excluding a rival medication made by Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA) after price negotiations with all three manufacturers, Reuters reports. The decision represents a setback for Teva, which is in the midst of a corporate restructuring and hoped to capture a sizable stake of the multibillion-dollar migraine market. Express Scripts is also taking steps to limit use to the patients it says are most likely to benefit from the new Amgen and Lilly migraine drugs.
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