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Our six-part investigative series takes an in-depth look into a question often asked by 340B providers: Why can’t they access 340B pricing on one of Bristol Myers Squibb/Celgene’s most profitable drug products? We also delve into serious fraud allegations, Congressional oversight, and the possibility of a renewed focus on this contentious area under new leadership at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Throughout the series, we also provide BMS/Celgene's viewpoint, their justification for their drug pricing practices, limited distribution policies and why they believe they are following the law.

Bristol Myers Squibb/Celgene Myeloma Drugs: Patient-Safety or Profit Motive? Part 3

In Federal, Judicial, Legislative, Pharma Industry, Regulatory, Research/Reports633 Views Tom Mirga
The myeloma drugs Revlimid and Pomalyst are analogues of Thalomid, aka thalidomide—a drug that still haunts those who remember the late 1950s and early 1960s. Marketed mainly in Europe as an over the counter sedative and morning sickness medicine for pregnant women, thalidomide deformed their babies’ limbs or caused stillbirth. “Thalidomide changed our relationship with new medicines forever,” the U.K.’s national Science Museum says.

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