Health Care Provider Groups Slam Gilead’s Conditions on 340B Contract Pharmacy

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Harvoni is one of the four hepatitis C drugs that will face restrictions under Gilead's new 340B contract pharmacy policy.

HIV/AIDS clinics and hospitals that participate in the 340B program are condemning drug manufacturer Gilead’s new conditions on 340B pricing on its branded hepatitis C treatments when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access (RWC-340B) said

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Gilead Announces 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions that Apply to Hospital and Grantee Entities

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Gilead is requiring 340B covered entities to supply claims data for its branded hepatitis C products to be able to continue to be eligible for bill to / ship to orders for multiple contract pharmacies.

Gilead late yesterday imposed conditions on 340B pricing on its branded hepatitis C treatments when covered entities use contract pharmacies. It is the 15th manufacturer to place restrictions on its 340B contract pharmacy program.

The policy, which applies to hospital

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Drugmakers Janssen and Kala Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges

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Janssen is providing refunds for 340B overcharges on four drugs during Q3 and Q4 2019.

Janssen Pharmaceuticals is giving 340B entities refunds for overcharges on 14 NDCs during the third and fourth quarters of 2019, according to a public notice on the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) website.

“The revisions were due to

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AbbVie Adds its Top-Selling Cancer Drug Imbruvica to its 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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AbbVie added its best-selling cancer medicine Imbruvica to its restrictions on 340B pricing when hospitals use contract pharmacies. The company jointly developed and markets Imbruvica with J&J's Janssen.

Drug manufacturer AbbVie had added its best-selling cancer medicine Imbruvica to its restrictions on 340B pricing when hospitals use contract pharmacies, effective April 1.

AbbVie contractor 340B ESP posted a policy update from AbbVie on its website on March 1.

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As 340B Providers Grapple with High Cost Diabetes Medicine, Civica Plans to Make and Distribute Generic Insulins Priced as Low as $30

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Civica says the first in its line of low-cost insulins could be available for purchase as soon as early 2024.

Nonprofit drug manufacturer Civica announced this morning that it plans to manufacture and distribute insulins that, once approved, will be available to people with diabetes at no more than $30 per vial and no more than $55 for a box

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Akorn Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges

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Akorn Pharmaceuticals is giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on 24 NDCs from Q1 2019 through Q4 2021.

Akorn Pharmaceuticals, a generic and brand drug manufacturer, is giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on 24 NDCs from Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2021.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) posted Akorn’s notice to

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Congressional Democrats Confront PhRMA About Brand Drug Price Hikes

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was one of the organizers of a congressional Democratic letter to PhRMA inquiring about "rapid price hikes affecting the vast majority of popular brand name drugs.”

Thirteen congressional Democrats—eight senators and five representatives—asked Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) to respond by March 8 to questions about “rapid price hikes affecting the vast majority of popular brand name drugs.”

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Amy

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340B Stakeholders Congratulate Egwim on Being Named OPA Director

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U.S. Public Health Service Lieutenant Commander Emeka Egwim left his position as director of OPA at HRSA 21 months after he started.

340B provider and drug industry stakeholders joined yesterday in congratulating U.S. Public Health Service Lt. Cmdr. Emeka Egwim on his selection as Director of the U.S. Office of Pharmacy Affairs, the federal agency that runs the 340B drug pricing program. 

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Pharma Consultant Sounds Alarm About Potential Sub-Zero 340B Prices on Some Brand Drugs Starting in 2024

A graph from BioCentury's issue brief shows Humira's 340B ceiling price falling to a penny after 2016.

In less than two years, brand drug companies that now must sell their products to 340B covered entities for a penny due to a history of price increases above inflation may have to start paying entities for their drugs instead

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Merck Offering Refunds for 340B Overcharges

Merck is providing refunds to 340B covered entities for purchases of 17 products during the third quarter of 2020.

Drug manufacturer Merck is providing 340B covered entities with refunds for overcharges on 17 NDCs for purchases between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2019, the company says in a new public notice on the U.S. Health Resources and Services

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