Takeda Pharmacy Partner Forcing 340B Pricing Opt-in/Opt-out Choice on Entities

Takeda business partner Foundation Care is making 340B covered entities declare on a form whether they will opt in or opt out of 340B pricing “on eligible product purchases,” as a condition for obtaining a Takeda leukemia drug | Shutterstock

Drug manufacturer Takeda’s designated specialty pharmacy and distributor for its leukemia drug Iclusig is making 340B covered entities declare on a form whether they will opt in or opt out of 340B pricing on purchases, as a condition for obtaining

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Hires Apexus VP Richardson to Be its 340B Strategist

Long time Apexus vice president Katheryne Richardson is Bristol-Myers Squibb's new 340B strategist.

Katheryne Richardson, a long time Apexus vice president who was instrumental in launching its 340B University educational program and Apexus Answers call center, is moving to Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) to become the drug manufacturer’s 340B program strategist.

Her move to

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State Attorney General Is Investigating Lilly and AstraZeneca’s 340B Pricing

Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca are the latest drug makers to disclose that they have been subpoenaed by Vermont's top law enforcement official for documents and information about their participation in 340B. | Shutterstock

Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca are the latest drug makers to disclose they have received a subpoena from the Vermont attorney general’s office related to their denials of 340B ceiling prices on drugs shipped to contract pharmacies.

Lilly and

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Nonprofit Generic Drugmaker Civica Is Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges

Nonprofit generic drug manufacturer Civica said it has updated its 340B pricing as it obtains baseline average manufacturer price (AMP) data from generic drug manufacturers that make the same products. | Marco Verch https://www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/

Civica, the nonprofit generic drug manufacturer that health systems created in response to drug shortages, owes 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on 13 NDCs from April 13, 2020 through Feb. 23, 2021.

Civica posted a public notice this

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Kalderos: 3-5% of 340B Discounts and Medicaid Rebates Are Duplicates

Drug industry vendor Kalderos says duplicate 340B discounts and Medicaid rebates cost the industry between $933 million and $1.6 billion in 2019.

Between 3% and 5% of 340B drug discounts and Medicaid drug rebates are duplicates, adding up to at least $933 million and potentially as high as $1.6 billion in additional costs to the pharmaceutical industry in 2019, according to new

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Public Relations War Over 340B’s Intent Intensifies

The debate over 340B’s purpose recently spilled over into a Boston newspaper and nationally.

In a March 30 op-ed in the Boston Herald, Peter Pitts, a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official under President George W. Bush

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Pharma’s Plans to Rebuild Health Care Include Overhauling 340B

New reports from drugmaker Janssen (left) and PhRMA recommend taking 340B drug discounts away from hospitals and contract pharmacies and giving them to patients.

New reports from pharmacy giant Janssen and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) suggest that the pharma sector could be making the 340B program an even bigger target than it has been in recent years.

Janssen’s report is

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340B Report Publisher and CEO Slafsky: Providers Need Swift Action on Contract Pharmacy

With Xavier Becerra in place as HHS secretary, 340B providers are hopeful he will act fast and decisively against drug manufacturers that have either stopped providing 340B discounts or placed restrictions on 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting. | Shutterstock

340B health care providers are hopeful that U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra will sanction six drug manufacturers that have either stopped providing 340B discounts or placed restrictions on 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting, 340B Report Publisher and CEO

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News Alert: United Therapeutics Unveils 340B Contract Pharmacy Claims Submission Requirement

Drug manufacturer United Therapeutics on Monday told covered entities what they must do to keep getting 340B pricing from the company on its drugs when dispensed by the entities’ retail pharmacy partners.

Drug manufacturer United Therapeutics on Monday launched phase two of its restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy, telling covered entities what they must do to keep getting 340B pricing from the company on its drugs when dispensed by the entities’ retail

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Gilead’s HIV Drug Reimbursement Cut Will be Devastating, 340B Covered Entities Say

340B HIV/AIDS clinics say drugmaker Gilead's forthcoming cut in pharmacy reimbursement for the company's medicines that uninsured individuals get for free could rock their finances to the core. | Shutterstock

Drug manufacturer Gilead late last week announced a huge cut, effective Jan. 1, 2022, in pharmacy reimbursement for its HIV and hepatitis B medicines that uninsured individuals get for free through Gilead’s Advancing Access patient assistance program (PAP). 340B HIV/AIDS

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