Arkansas suspends enforcement of law preventing limits on which pharmacies can sell medications

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 600

Last Updated: 4 days, 21 hours ago

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The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy decided Tuesday to not enforce a 2025 law that would remove drugmakers’ power to limit which pharmacies can purchase their drugs after a federal judge called the measure unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky in May granted Novartis Pharmaceuticals’ request to block the state from enforcing Act 630 of 2025 against the New Jersey-based company. Rudofsky is presiding over similar suits filed by Bristol Myers Squibb and …

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