Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is suing Utah’s attorney general and insurance commissioner over a law passed during the legislative session aimed at stopping drug manufacturers from limiting where hospitals and clinics can buy discounted medication.

Filed in May in federal court in the District of Utah, the company accuses the law of being unconstitutional and in conflict with prior court rulings.

Sponsored by Sen. Evan Vickers, R-Cedar City, SB69 deals with the federal 340B program, a decades-old provision in the Public Health Service Act that aims to supply hospitals and health clinics with drugs at a discounted price.

The program requires drug manufacturers to provide discounts on certain outpatient drugs for entities covered under the program, like hospitals, clinics, or Nat

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