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Bayer Is the 20th Drug Maker to Impose Conditions on 340B Contract Pharmacy

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Bayer's limits on 340B drug sales involving shipments to contract pharmacies apply to hospitals only, the company said.

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals starting March 1 is imposing limits on hospitals’ replenishment orders of 340B-priced drugs shipped to contract pharmacies. It said it is voluntarily letting 340B grantee covered entities continue to use multiple contract pharmacies to dispense 340B drugs.

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Astellas Notifies 340B Entities About Antifungal’s Updated NDC

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Astellas says the old and new NDCs for its antifungal drug Cresemba are interchangeable in compliant 340B inventory replenishment models.

Drug manufacturer Astellas will let 340B covered entities using “a compliant 340B inventory replenishment model” count accumulations of its antifungal Cresemba under its old National Drug Code toward replenishment of equal quantities under the product’s corresponding new NDC, the company

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340B “Overdue for Reform,” Industry Trade Group BIO Says in Blog

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The 340B program “is buckling under its own weight and overdue for reform,” BIO says in its blog.

The 340B program “is buckling under its own weight and overdue for reform,” biotechnology industry trade group BIO said last week in its blog.

BIO, which is marking its 30th anniversary in 2023, has experienced inner turmoil in recent

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Janssen Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges During Q1 2020

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Janssen Pharmaceuticals is providing refunds to 340B covered entities for overcharges on 14 NDCs during Q1 2020.

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals division is providing refunds to 340B covered entities for overcharges on 14 NDCs during Q1 2020.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) posted J&J’s refund notice yesterday. The company said the 340B

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Lilly Says 340B Entities Can’t Designate Central Fill Pharmacies as Contract Pharmacies

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Lilly updated its restrictions on 340B pricing to disallow covered entities from designating central fill pharmacies as contract pharmacies.

Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly late last month again updated its conditions on 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

Lilly was the first company to impose such conditions, starting with one drug in July 2020 then expanding to

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Alcon Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges on 22 Products

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Alcon is providing refunds for charges above 340B ceiling prices on 22 NDCs for varying sales periods from Q3 2019 through Q3 2022.

Swiss eye care drug manufacturer Alcon is providing refunds for charges above 340B ceiling prices on 22 NDCs for varying sales periods from Q3 2019 through Q3 2022.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration posted Alcon’s public notice about

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Viatris Providing Credits Due to Problem that Made 340B Pricing Unavailable in August

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Viatris says it will give credits for drug purchases at higher than 340B ceiling price during early August, when a problem during a system transition made 340B prices unavailable to some entities.

Drug manufacturer Viatris will give 340B covered entities credits on requests for purchases of dozens of NDCs at higher than 340B ceiling price during the first 11 days of August, the company says in a notice on the U.S. Health

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Amgen Sues HHS in Defense of the Company’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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Amgen yesterday sued HHS and HRSA in defense of its conditions on 340B pricing when hospitals use contract pharmacies.

Biopharmaceutical manufacturer Amgen yesterday became the 10th drug manufacturer to sue the federal government over the government’s position that the 340B statute requires drug companies to provide 340B-priced drugs to multiple contract pharmacies without conditions.

California-based Amgen filed suit

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Merck Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges During Q4 2019, Q3 2021, and Q2 2022

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Merck is providing refunds for 340B overcharges during Q4 2019, Q3 2021, and Q2 2022.

Drug manufacturer Merck is providing refunds for charges above 340B ceiling prices on 23 NDCs purchased during Q4 2019, Q3 2021, and Q2 2022.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration posted Merck’s Nov. 21 notice about the repayments on

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Breaking: Biogen Announces 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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Drugmaker Biogen recently added a third drug to its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions for hospitals.

Biopharmaceutical manufacturer Biogen yesterday became the 19th prescription drug company to announce conditions on 340B pricing when covered entities contract with outside pharmacies.

Massachusetts-based Biogen posted a Dec. 12 letter to entities and an accompanying FAQ describing its new

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