Fake Lilly Twitter Account Tweets “Insulin Is Free Now,” Temporarily Wiping Billions From Company’s Stock Value

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On Friday, a counterfeit Eli Lilly account bearing a checkmark that caused many to believe the account was authentic tweeted, “We are excited to announce insulin is free now," causing havoc.

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.”

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GSK and Purdue Pharma Announce New Rounds of Refunds for 340B Overcharges

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GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma announced refunds for overcharging 340B covered entities, GSK for the fourth time and Purdue for the second time this year.

Drug manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma have announced refunds for overcharging 340B covered entities, GSK for the fourth time and Purdue for the second time this year.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently posted the companies’ notices

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HHS Official Under Trump Calls for “Honest Conversation” About 340B at it Reaches Age 30

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John O'Brien, architect of ex-President Trump's drug pricing blueprint, calls for more 340B transparency in a commentary for STAT.

Getting 340B pharmacy data to study trends and public health impacts “is like trying to catch a will-o’-the-wisp,” a former senior Trump administration health care official said in a commentary last week in the life sciences news publication STAT.

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Second of Three U.S. Appeals Court Hearings on 340B Contract Pharmacy Is Set for Monday

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Oral arguments are scheduled for this Monday at the federal appeals court in Chicago over Lilly's 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

Now that a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has heard arguments in Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits, the scene shifts to Chicago, where an appeals court will hear arguments Monday morning in Eli Lilly’s companion case.

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AIDS Advocates Holding Weeklong Protest Over Gilead’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions and Changes In Patient Assistance Program

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AIDS advocates are holding a week long series of protests outside Gilead's California headquarters.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) members are staging a weeklong, twice-daily series of protests at drug maker Gilead Science’s Northern California headquarters to protest the company’s policy to impose conditions on 340B providers that use contract pharmacies to dispense 340B-priced drugs.  

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HRSA Cites Almaject for 340B Price Data Lapse, No Sanctions Imposed 

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New Jersey-based generic manufacturer Almaject was cited for an infraction by HRSA during a recent audit. However, the company will not be sanctioned.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has cited Almaject, a New Jersey-based maker of generic injectables, with failing to submit quarterly pricing data into the 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System, although the agency did not impose

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HRSA Refers Merck to HHS Inspector General Over its 340B Contract Pharmacy Policy

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Merck did not immediately comment on the governnment's referral yesterday to the HHS Inspector General for possible imposition of civil fines over the company's 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday referred drug manufacturer Merck to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General for possible imposition of civil fines over Merck’s 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

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Kalderos Announces New 340B Drug Claims Verification Tool

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Kalderos has replaced its Review 340B claims verification tool with a new one named Discount Hub.

Pharmaceutical manufacturer contractor Kalderos has replaced Review, its 340B drug claims verification tool, with a new one named Discount Hub.

Chicago-based Kalderos announced the change in an Aug. 31 blog post and an Oct. 12 news release. It said Discount Hub

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HRSA Tells AbbVie and Amgen Their 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions Are Illegal

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HRSA sent AbbVie and Amgen letters yesterday telling the companies their restrictions on 340B pricing when providers use contract pharmacies are illegal and must stop or the companies could face stiff civil monetary penalties.

Federal health officials told drug manufacturers AbbVie and Amgen late yesterday their restrictions on 340B pricing when providers use contract pharmacies are illegal and must end or the companies could be fined.

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s last 340B

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Twice as Many Providers as in May Are Submitting 340B Drug Claims Data to 340B ESP, Pharma Contractor Says

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340B ESP says more that 1,000 covered entities—double the number in May—are submitting 340B drug claims data to it to be able to keep dispensing manufacturers’ drugs to patients at multiple contract pharmacies.

More than 1,000 covered entities—double the number in May—are submitting 340B drug claims data to Second Sight Solutions’ 340B ESP platform to be able to keep dispensing manufacturers’ drugs to patients at multiple contract pharmacies, a senior 340B ESP leader

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