Category: Pharma Industry

Sponsors of Oklahoma’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Call for Veto Override, Slam ‘Big Pharma’ and Dark Money

May 22, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Oklahoma Sen. Brent Howard (R), who sponsored a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that the governor recently vetoed, is urging his colleagues to override that veto.

Two Oklahoma Republican lawmakers are urging their colleagues to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (R) veto of a 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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Amid Federal Court Setbacks, Drugmakers Turn to State Courts to Try to Block 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Laws

May 22, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Arkansas Circuit Court of Pulaski County is one of two state courts with drug industry litigation challenging 340B contract pharmacy access laws.

Following a string of losses in federal courts, some drugmakers are now turning to state-level courts in an effort to [...]

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Genentech Tightens Contract Pharmacy Restrictions to Require Hospital Claims Data, Targets 340B Drug Redistribution; 340B Lawyer Pushes Back

May 22, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Genentech updated its contract pharmacy restrictions to impose new claims data submissions and prevent covered entities from shipping 340B drugs to other locations through “alternate distribution models” or other channels.

A California-based drugmaker this week updated its contract pharmacy restrictions to impose new claims data submissions for hospitals and prevent [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Roundup: Key Briefs in 8th Circuit, Utah, South Dakota; Motion Filed in 5th Circuit

May 22, 2025 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

Key briefs and motions were filed recently in the 8th Circuit and 5th Circuit Appeals Courts, as well as federal district courts in Utah and South Dakota.

Editor’s Note: With 340B-related litigation heating up in several states following the enactment of new contract pharmacy access laws, 340B [...]

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RFK Jr. Tells Senate Panel 340B Program ‘Controversial’ But Important to Rural Hospitals; HHS Releases MFN Targets for Drugmakers

May 20, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday that the 340B program plays an important role for rural hospitals despite being “very controversial."

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Tuesday that the 340B program [...]

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Providers Applaud Federal Judge’s 340B Rebate Ruling as Drugmakers Mull Next Steps

May 20, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

340B stakeholders are reacting to U.S District Judge Dabney Friedrich's May 15 ruling on a series of controversial drugmaker 340B rebate lawsuits.

A federal judge’s decision to uphold the government’s authority to pre-approve drugmaker 340B rebate models has drawn praise from providers, [...]

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Federal Judges Allows 340B Hospital Advocacy Group to Intervene in J&J Rebate Lawsuit

May 20, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A federal district judge in Washington, D.C. will allow a hospital advocacy group to intervene in another drugmaker 340B rebate lawsuit.

A federal district judge last Friday allowed a key hospital trade group to intervene in Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) lawsuit [...]

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California Assembly Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Protections for Grantees, Sends Bills to Senate

May 20, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

California state assembly members voted by a 44-6 margin to pass a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on May 19.

The California Assembly yesterday approved a bill to prohibit manufacturers from placing 340B contract pharmacy restrictions on grantee covered entities, [...]

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Drug Industry-Backed AIDS Group Targets 340B in New Ad Campaign

May 20, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

ADAP Advocacy, a drug industry funded group, recently released a minute-long ad that argues 340B unduly benefits providers and could be rife with “fraud, waste and abuse.”

A pharmaceutical industry-funded HIV/AIDS advocacy group is taking aim at the 340B program—questioning if it’s “too big to fail”—in a [...]

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Viatris, Amgen, GSK Announce 340B Refunds; Amgen Issues NDC Change

May 20, 2025 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

Viatris and two other drugmakers recently issued notices to 340B covered entities.

Three drugmakers recently announced refunds for 340B covered entities that were overcharged when buying certain drugs. Viatris, Amgen and GSK [...]

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