The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) told drug manufacturer Celgene nearly five years ago the company “must ensure” that covered entities could buy its cancer drugs Revlimid, Pomalyst, and Thalomid at the 340B ceiling price through Celgene’s limited
…
Drug manufacturer Gilead will voluntarily extend 340B pricing to critical access hospitals, sole community hospitals, and rural referral centers on Veklury (remdesivir), its injectable antiviral treatment for COVID-19, the company said late Tuesday.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
…
UPDATE Friday, Jan. 28, 2022—This story was updated to include comments by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA.)
340B hospitals “are losing significant resources” due to drug companies’ conditions on 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies, according
…
Hospitals caring for patients infected with the highly infectious omicron variant of COVID-19 say they are very relieved to be getting 340B pricing finally on Gilead’s injectable antiviral medication Veklury (remdesivir).
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
…
Three drug manufacturers—including two that have imposed conditions on 340B contract pharmacy—posted public notices this week to 340B covered entities about refunds for charges above 340B ceiling prices.
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) and Novo Nordisk’s notices came to light yesterday
…
Groups that represent 340B hospitals yesterday slammed the multi-point 340B contract pharmacy policy that Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) released last Friday.
Representatives of grantee covered entities, which BMS exempted from its contract pharmacy restrictions involving most of its products, overwhelmingly
…
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) yesterday became the 12th drug manufacturer to impose restrictions on 340B pricing when hospitals and grantee covered entities contract with pharmacies to dispense drugs to patients.
According to late-day email messages from BMS to 340B
…
Biopharmaceutical company AbbVie—maker of the expensive and widely prescribed immunosuppressive medication Humira—today became the 11th drug manufacturer to announce conditions on 340B pricing when contract pharmacies dispense medicines to patients.
Starting Feb. 1, AbbVie will require hospitals to submit claims
…
Drug manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) this month extended its restrictions on 340B drug sales to hospitals to Ofev, its expensive specialty drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
BI announced its new 340B pricing policy in late June. Effective Aug.
…*Sign up for news summaries and alerts from 340B Report