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Four Crucial Questions about the Humira Biosimilar Price War (rerun)

Drug Channels

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I put the finishing touches on our new 2023-24 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors. Boehringer-Ingelheim launched an unbranded, low WAC version of its interchangeable biosimilar. The Humira biosimilar market has arrived!

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The Big Three PBMs’ 2023 Formulary Exclusions: Observations on Insulin, Humira, and Biosimilars (rerun)

Drug Channels

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Discount Cards, Cost-Plus Pharmacies, and PBMs: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook. Click here to see the original post and comments from January 2023. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Four Crucial Questions about the Humira Biosimilar Price War

Drug Channels

The Humira biosimilar market has arrived! This month, nine biosimilar versions of adalimumab launched in the U.S. Surprisingly, two PBMs—Express Scripts and OptumRx—will each offer at least one low-list-price biosimilar option on their main national formularies. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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The Big Three PBMs’ 2023 Formulary Exclusions: Observations on Insulin, Humira, and Biosimilars

Drug Channels

For 2023, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and OptumRx (United Health Group)—have again increased the number of drugs they exclude from their standard formularies. Each exclusion list now contains about 600 products.

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Three Unintended Consequences for Biosimilars, Health Plans, Providers, and Pharmacies (rerun)

Drug Channels

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2023. Click here to see the original post and comments from September 2022. During Friday’s webinar, I’ll be sharing my updated thoughts about the IRA’s impact on manufacturers, Part D plans, and patient behavior.

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NOW AVAILABLE: The 2023 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Drug Channels

I am pleased to announce our new 2023 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers , available for purchase and immediate download. Prescription Market (press release) We’re offering special discounted pricing if you order before April 3, 2023. The 2023 Economic Report on U.S.

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Drug Channels News Roundup, October 2023: CVS & Humira Biosimilars, GLP-1 G2N Bubble, 340B Abuses, Rite Aid's Endgame, Mark Cuban Update, and an Epic Meetup

Drug Channels

CVS Health frightens all but one Humira biosimilar maker away from its formulary. Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company conjures a partnership with Alto Pharmacy. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. The gross-to-net bubble for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs walks among us. Penn Medicine gorges on the 340B program.