Judge Consolidates Arguments in Two 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuits

A federal district judge will hold a joint hearing in October on drug makers’ Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits.

A federal district judge will hold a joint hearing in October on drug makers’ Novartis and United Therapeutics’ (UT) lawsuits challenging the government’s findings in May that the two companies’ 340B contract pharmacy policies are unlawful.

In a short unpublished

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United Therapeutics Fleshes Out its 340B Contract Pharmacy Legal Arguments

United Therapeutics told a judge on Friday that the government’s position that the company's 340B contract pharmacies are illegal “contravenes the plain text” of the 340B statute.

The government’s position that United Therapeutics’ (UT) restrictions on 340B contract pharmacies are illegal “contravenes the plain text” of the 340B statute, the drug company told a federal district judge on Friday.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA)

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Law Firm Sues HRSA Over FOIA Request for 340B Contract Pharmacy Documents

Law firm Latham & Watkins says HRSA is impeding its access to records it needs to represent United Therapeutics in its 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against HRSA and HHS. | Shutterstock

The law firm representing United Therapeutics (UT) in its 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against the federal government has filed its own related lawsuit against the government.

In a July 13 complaint filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C.,

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Feds, Novartis, and UT Weigh in on Consolidating 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuits

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich is expected to rule soon on whether to consolidate Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits.

The federal government told a federal district judge yesterday it consents to the judge’s proposal to speed up and simultaneously consider Novartis and United Therapeutics’ (UT) pending motions for preliminary injunctions in the two companies’ 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits. The

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Lilly Updates its Arguments in 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit

Drug maker Eli Lilly filed a brief in federal district court yesterday refreshing its arguments in its 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit.

Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly yesterday responded to the federal government’s June 25 motion to a federal judge in Indianapolis to dismiss the company’s case challenging the legality and constitutionality of the government’s 340B contract pharmacy requirements and 340B administrative dispute

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Sixth Drug Manufacturer Sues HHS and HRSA Over 340B Contract Pharmacy

United Therapeutics sued HHS and HRSA on June 23 over 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

Drug manufacturer United Therapeutics (UT) has sued the federal government over its 340B contract pharmacy requirements, saying it is being forced “to engage in a program that enriches national pharmacy corporations at UT’s direct expense and at the expense of

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Multiple Developments in 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuits

There have been multiple recent developments in drug manufacturers' lawsuits challenging the legality of 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

Sanofi Slams Government’s Contention of Harm to Covered Entities

Drug maker Sanofi last week updated its lawsuit challenging federal 340B contract pharmacy requirements to poke holes in the government’s introduction of, in the government’s words, “over six thousand pages

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Two High Profile Opioid Makers Among Companies Announcing Refunds to 340B Providers But Refunds for Mallinckrodt’s Top-Selling Drug Remain Elusive

Refunds for Mallinckrodt’s top-selling drug is noticeably absent from recent posting.

For the fourth time since 2020, Purdue Pharma has announced refunds to 340B covered entities for overcharges. Purdue, which pled guilty in November in federal court to fraud and kickback charges related to its role in fueling the national opioid-abuse epidemic,

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In Taking Up 340B Case, Supreme Court Could Reverse Longstanding Legal Doctrine

340B hospital challenge to Medicare Part B reimbursement could reverse long-standing legal doctrine.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to take up a case involving steep Medicare Part B payment cuts to 340B hospital-operated outpatient sites took many legal experts by surprise. However, attorneys that 340B Report conferred with believe the court will be

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Medicare Part B Payment Challenge Not Only Supreme Court Case That Will Impact 340B Program

340B hospitals’ Medicare Part B payment challenge is not the only Supreme Court case next term that will impact the 340B program.

In addition to agreeing to review 340B hospitals’ four-year challenge to deep Medicare Part B cuts, the U.S. Supreme Court said last week that it will take up a case that could impact the calculation used to determine hospital eligibility

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