Breaking News: Lilly Will Honor Unlimited 340B Contract Pharmacy Arrangements in Exchange for Entities’ Claims Data

Drug manufacturer Lilly will let 340B covered entities buy medicines for shipment to an unlimited number of contract pharmacies if entities agree to provide claims-level data associated with such orders.

Drug manufacturer Lilly will let 340B covered entities buy medicines for shipment to an unlimited number of contract pharmacies if entities agree to provide claims-level data associated with such orders, a company spokesperson said late today.

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Influential House Lawmaker and Rural Hospitals Upset About J&J’s 340B Orphan Drug Policy Change

Johnson & Johnson is ending voluntary 340B drug discounts on Remicade and other Janssen brand orphan drugs to rural and free-standing cancer hospitals.

Drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson’s decision to end voluntary 340B drug discounts on orphan drugs to more than 1,000 rural hospitals at the end of this year “will make it even harder for patients to access drugs they desperately need,”

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GlaxoSmithKline, Exelan, and BioMarin Issue 340B Refunds

GlaxoSmithKline will refund covered entities that purchased certain formulations of a severe asthma treatment in 2022.

Three drug manufacturers recently announced they are refunding 340B overpayments to covered entities, part of a growing number of companies that have disclosed they miscalculated the pricing of their products.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration posted GlaxoSmithKline,

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News Alert: Johnson & Johnson Ending Voluntary 340B Pricing on Orphan Drugs to Rural and Free-standing Cancer Hospitals

Johnson & Johnson will stop offering voluntary 340B pricing on Janssen brand orphan drugs to hundreds of rural hospitals at the end of this year.

Drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson will stop offering voluntary 340B pricing on Janssen brand orphan drugs to hundreds of rural hospitals at the end of this year. J&J’s decision also applies to the three free-standing cancer hospitals enrolled in 340B.

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Maker of Plan B One-Step Contraceptive Exiting 340B Program

The maker of popular OTC emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step is leaving the 340B program at the end of this year.

Foundation Consumer Healthcare (FCH), a maker of popular over-the-counter drugs including Plan B One-Step emergency contraceptive, is leaving the 340B program at the end of this year.

In a Nov. 3 letter to customers, FCH did not say

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Breaking News: Amgen Announces 340B Contract Pharmacy Limits for Hospitals

Amgen this morning became the 10th pharmaceutical manufacturer to announce conditions on 340B pricing when contract pharmacies dispense medicines to patients.

UPDATED Wednesday Dec. 1, 2021, 1:15 p.m. EST—Includes comments from Amgen, HRSA, and hospital group 340B Health.

Biopharmaceutical manufacturer Amgen this morning became the 10th pharmaceutical company to announce conditions on 340B pricing when contract pharmacies dispense medicines to

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Clovis Oncology Reverses Decision to Use Kalderos’ 340B Pricing-as-Rebate System

Clovis Oncology has decided for now not to implement Kalderos’ 340B Pay service to pay 340B ceiling prices as rebates instead of as discounts.

Drug manufacturer Clovis Oncology has decided for now not to implement drug discount management company Kalderos’ 340B Pay service to let drug companies pay 340B ceiling prices as back-end rebates instead of as front-end discounts, Kalderos said late yesterday.

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UCB Becomes Ninth Drug Manufacturer to Announce 340B Contract Pharmacy Limits

Belgian-based UCB is the ninth drug company to impose limits on 340B pricing involving contract pharmacies.

Belgian-based pharmaceutical manufacturer UCB this morning became the ninth drug company to impose limits on 340B pricing involving contract pharmacies.

Hospitals reported getting letters and an FAQ from UCB today by email announcing that, effective Dec. 13 and with

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AIR340B Releases Study Criticizing DSH Hospital Commitment to the Underserved

AIR340B has released a new report saying "only true safety-net facilities" should be eligible for 340B discounts.

Drug distributor AmerisourceBergen’s business consulting unit Xcenda has written an issue brief for drug industry-led group AIR340B saying Congress and the executive branch should revise 340B eligibility standards to keep 340B “from being used solely as a profit center for

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Drug Pricing Watchdog Identifies Most Significant Price Hikes

AbbVie’s anti-inflammatory blockbuster Humira accounted for nearly $1.4 billion in additional unsupported U.S. drug spending last year, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review says.

Makers of seven of 10 top drugs in the U.S. hiked those drugs’ prices substantially in 2020 with no new evidence of improved safety or effectiveness, led by AbbVie’s anti-inflammatory blockbuster Humira, an influential drug pricing watchdog group says.

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