U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee Democratic leaders have sent letters to three major drug manufacturers demanding an explanation for the skyrocketing price of insulin. The E&C Committee has jurisdiction over the 340B program and plays an instrumental role on
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Drug manufacturer Merck says it is imposing mandatory conditions on 340B pricing when hospitals use contract pharmacies due to “very low” participation in its voluntary 340B program integrity initiative.
Groups that represent hospitals in the drug discount program say Merck
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Drug manufacturer Merck has begun informing 340B covered entities that, effective Sept. 1, it will stop providing 340B pricing to hospitals that partner with 340B contract pharmacies unless the hospitals share 340B claims data with its vendor 340B ESP.
Hospitals
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Biopharmaceutical company Apellis has announced a limited distribution plan for Empaveli (pegcetacoplan), a newly approved treatment for adults with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare, chronic, life-threatening blood disorder.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Empaveli on
Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) on Sunday became the seventh drug manufacturer to deny 340B pricing on its products when hospitals contract with pharmacies to dispense the medicines, hospitals reported yesterday.
BI this morning confirmed that it has begun denying 340B pricing
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Drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk is giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on two package sizes of its Tresiba FlexTouch insulin pen and on 10 milliliter vials of its Fiasp brand insulin.
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
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Drug industry vendor Kalderos is urging leaders in Washington to temporarily shield hospitals from losing their 340B eligibility during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Kalderos is urging a rapid federal response to protect these hospitals,” the company said in a July 23
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Hospital trade group 340B Health has asked pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) to withdraw its plan to cut off discounts for drugs that are distributed by contract pharmacies. However, BI does not appear to be backing down and the German-based company
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