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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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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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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Drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk for the third time this year has announced refunds for 340B overcharges due to revisions of Medicaid pricing data.
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration posted the company’s notice to covered entities on its website
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Novo Nordisk on Jan.1 will implement a policy to let 340B hospitals buy its drugs at a reduced 340B price for shipment to an unlimited number of contract pharmacies if the hospitals submit their claims data for such drugs to
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved the first gene therapy to treat adults with hemophilia B, a genetic bleeding disorder resulting from missing or insufficient levels of a protein needed to make blood clot. About 15%
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340B hospitals use biosimilar drugs less than other hospitals, which may expose patients to higher out-of-pocket costs, a drug industry funded study concludes.
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America released the study last week. Healthcare consulting firm Milliman did the research for
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The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration has ordered Pennsylvania-based generic drug manufacturer KVK Tech to repay 340B covered entities for program violations found during an audit.
HRSA posted its audit findings Nov. 15. “KVK-Tech failed to refund covered entities for
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The havoc caused by Twitter’s new policy on user identity verification struck drug manufacturer Eli Lilly last week when a counterfeit account bearing one of Twitter’s new $8 checkmarks tweeted, “We are excited to announce insulin is free now.”
The
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