Astellas Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges from Q3 2020 Through Q2 2021

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Astellas Pharma announced the suspension of its contract pharmacy policy in Maryland and Mississippi.

Astellas Pharma is issuing 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on three NDCs for its prostate cancer treatment Xtandi and on four NDCs for its overactive bladder medication Myrbetriq for the period from Q3 2020 through Q2 2021.

Astellas posted 

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Multiple Developments in 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Appeals

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HRSA will review and release some of the 340B-related records the New York Times is seeking through FOIA requests.

A federal appeals court in Chicago has told a lower court in Indianapolis to issue a final judgement in drug manufacturer Lilly’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit to clear the way for the case’s next phase.

An appeals court in Philadelphia

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Lilly Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges During Q3 2019

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Drug company Lilly is providing refunds for 340B overcharges on 14 NDCs during 3Q 2019.

Drug manufacturer Lilly is giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on 14 NDCs during Q3 2019 after restating Medicaid average manufacturer prices and best prices “to account for lagged transactional data,” the company says on a notice on the

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Drug Makers’ 340B Pricing Restrictions Hit Small Rural Hospitals Especially Hard, Survey Shows

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About two thirds (64%) of CAHs and one third (33%) of larger, more urban hospitals say their ability to keep their doors open would be affected if drug company 340B contract pharmacy restrictions become more widespread.

Small rural hospitals have lost on average 39% of their 340B contract pharmacy savings due to drug manufacturers’ conditions on 340B pricing while larger, mostly urban hospitals have lost on average 23%, a hospital group’s member survey shows.

The finding

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340B Sales Growth Rate Slowed in 2021, the First Year of 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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340B drug sales grew at a slower rate in 2021, the first year of 340B contract pharmacy restrictions, IQVIA reports.

Prescription drug sales at 340B-discounted prices grew 15.9% year-on-year from 2020 to 2021, drug industry consulting and contract research firm IQVIA reports, an annual growth rate below that for the two preceding years.

Last year, IQVIA reported that 340B sales

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Virginia Governor Signs 340B Anti-Discrimination Bill for Grantees

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) yesterday signed legislation to stop insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from discriminating against 340B grantee covered entities and their contract pharmacies. Hospitals are excluded from protection.

The new law takes effect July 1.

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340B Report Publisher and CEO Slafsky: 340B Contract Pharmacy Program Has Fractured Into 17 Pieces

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Drug manufacturers' 340B contract pharmacy actions have seemingly fractured the 340B program into pieces, 340B Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky says.

“The 340B contract pharmacy program has seemingly fractured into 17 programs, one governed by the federal government and 16 others with their own standards determined by pharmaceutical manufacturers,” 340B Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky observes in his latest column for

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While All Eyes are on 340B Contract Pharmacy Battle, Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Key Case Challenging HRSA’s Patient Definition

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A South Carolina health center's lawsuit, now before a federal appeals court, challenges one of of the 340B program's basic elements—the definition of a “patient” eligible to receive 340B drugs.

Part 1 of Two-Part Deep Dive into One of the Most Important and Contentious Areas of 340B Program

While much of the 340B community’s attention has been focused on the contract pharmacy suits winding through the federal court system, there

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340B Patient Definition Is at the Heart of Case Debated Before Federal Appeals Court

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A federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., heard arguments last month in a case involving the legality of the 340B program definition of "patient."

Part 2 of a Two-Part Series About One of the Most Important and Contentious Areas of the 340B Program. Read Part 1 here.

An attorney for a South Carolina health center asked a federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., last

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340B ESP Makes Changes to Its Terms of Use that Entities Must Accept

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A screen capture from 340B ESP's home page. The drug industry contractor that helps manufacturers implement 340B contract pharmacy restrictions yesterday updated its terms of use for 340B covered entities that decide to use its portal.

Second Sight Solutions, the drug industry contractor that collects 340B contract pharmacy claims data on manufacturers’ behalf through its 340B ESP portal, has revised the terms of use that covered entities must accept when they register to use the portal.

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