Virginia Health Center Joins 340B-Related Antitrust Suit Against Insulin and Diabetes Drug Makers

Central Virginia Health Services has joined an antitrust lawsuit against four insulin and diabetes drug manufacturers over the companies’ denials of 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

A central Virginia community health center has joined an upstate New York health center’s antitrust lawsuit against four insulin and diabetes drug manufacturers over the companies’ denials of 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

Central Virginia Health Services’

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Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Privacy Lawsuit Involving 340B Contract Pharmacy

A federal appeals court affirmed the legality of Walgreens' handling of customers' personal identifying information for 340B purposes.

A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Walgreens’ internal transfer of pharmacy customers’ personal identifying information (PII) for 340B drug discount drug purposes violates South Carolina and federal privacy laws.

The U.S.

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During Crucial Oral Arguments in AstraZeneca 340B Suit, Feds Urge Judge to Take a Fresh Look at Their Case

A federal district judge in Delaware heard arguments yesterday in AstraZeneca's 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against the government.

A federal government lawyer told a judge during a hearing yesterday that the government’s case against AstraZeneca and other drug companies that deny 340B drug discounts when covered entities use contract pharmacies is “in a very different posture” than it

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Arkansas Ending PhRMA Proceeding Against State 340B Contract Pharmacy Law as Focus Turns to Federal Lawsuit

Arkansas's insurance commissioner is ending PhRMA's state administrative proceeding to stop his department from implementing and enforcing the state’s 340B contract pharmacy law.

The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) is ending the drug industry’s state administrative proceeding to stop the department from implementing and enforcing the state’s novel 340B contract pharmacy law.

In his Oct. 5 order ending the proceeding, Insurance Commissioner Alan

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340B ADR Rule Is Fundamentally Defective, PhRMA Tells Federal Court

PhRMA told a federal court in Baltimore, Md., that none of the federal government's legal arguments "can hide the fundamental defects" in the 340B ADR rule.

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America told a federal district judge last week that the federal government has failed to refute PhRMA’s contention that the regulation establishing the 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process “is unconstitutional, procedurally defective, and relies

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News Alert: Judge Denies Sanofi Stay Against 340B ADR Proceedings, as Stakeholders Brace for Coming Whirlwind of Crucial Decisions in 340B Cases

A federal district judge yesterday denied Sanofi's emergency request for a stay against 340B ADR proceedings, in part because she said she will rule in Sanofi's 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit on or before Nov. 5.

A federal district judge in New Jersey has denied drug manufacturer Sanofi’s emergency motion for a stay against 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings—in part because she said she will hand down her decision in Sanofi’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit

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A Closer Look at Critical Court Hearing on 340B Contract Pharmacy Legality

A federal district court in Washington, D.C., heard arguments this week in Novartis and United Therapeutics' 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich all but told the federal government during a court hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday she rejects its basic argument that the plain text of the 340B statute requires drug manufacturers to honor 340B purchases

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Feds Oppose Sanofi’s Request for Emergency Protection Against 340B ADR Proceedings

The federal government yesterday opposed Sanofi's request to a judge to grant it emergency protection from 340B dispute resolution proceedings.

The federal government yesterday asked a federal district judge to deny drug manufacturer Sanofi’s request for emergency protection from being brought before a 340B administrative dispute resolution panel.

Sanofi asked the judge for an emergency stay last week. The

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Judge Expresses Doubt About Government’s Position During Arguments in Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuits

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said today she agreed with another federal judge that the plain text of the 340B statute "doesn't speak" to contract pharmacy.

A federal district judge said today she “has a hard time following” the federal government’s argument that the 340B statute requires drug manufacturers to honor covered entities’ drug purchases no matter how entities choose to distribute the medicines.

“It seems

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Feds Have Until Tomorrow to Oppose Sanofi’s Request for Stay Against 340B ADR Proceedings

U.S. Chief District Judge Freda Wolfson gave government lawyers until the end of the day tomorrow to weigh in on Sanofi’s request for emergency protection from 340B ADR proceedings.

A federal district judge has given government lawyers until Wednesday to weigh in on drug manufacturer Sanofi’s request for emergency protection from being brought before a 340B administrative dispute resolution panel.

U.S. Chief District Judge Freda Wolfson gave the U.S.

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