Drug Channels

APRIL 3, 2024

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channel Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act. The 2024 formularies described below should boost biosimilar adoption. This year, Humira and its 14 biosimilars will provide the most intriguing formulary drama.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 30, 2023

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for tomorrow’s live video webinar: Discount Cards, Cost-Plus Pharmacies, and PBMs: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook. So far, it appears that PBMs are neither preferring Amgen's Humira biosimilar nor embracing the low-list/low-rebate version.

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Drug Channels

MAY 30, 2023

d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Drug Channels® is a registered trademark of Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Summer unofficially began over the weekend. to 1:30 p.m. Click here to learn more and sign up. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Fein, CEO of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , invites you to join him for a new live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2022. This event is part of The Drug Channels 2021 Quarterly Video Webinar Series. The Outlook 2022 marks our third annual outlook webinar.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 31, 2022

Along with sunshine and fine weather, this vernal equinox has ushered in a crop of new and noteworthy stories: Health inequities in utilization management Insurers compute big white bagging savings The biosimilar boom accelerates The patient upside of manufacturers’ copay support Whoa. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. to 1:30 p.m.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In this issue: The State of Specialty Pharmacy 2021 How health plans profit—and patients lose—from insulin A fantastic new analysis of the gross-to-net bubble Reconsidering Amazon P.S. Please join the nearly 13,000 consumers of my daily commentary and links to neat stuff at @DrugChannels on Twitter. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Please join me for my upcoming live video webinar, Drug Channels Outlook 2022 , on December 17, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Drug Channels® is a registered trademark of Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! to 1:30 p.m. Will you be there, too?

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In this issue: The State of Specialty Pharmacy 2021 How health plans profit—and patients lose—from insulin A fantastic new analysis of the gross-to-net bubble CVS acknowledges how its PBM profits from 340B Reconsidering Amazon Plus, the FDA preps you for Thursday with a regulatory soup review. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In this issue: Rebate rule redux Most Favored Nation and healthcare benchmarking Amazon’s pharmacy customer opportunity Drug spending realities updated GPO consolidation Plus, I congratulate Dirk Rodgers of RxTrace on his retirement. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. You can also join my more than 13,500 followers on LinkedIn.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 20, 2022

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: PBM Industry Update: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook. Growth in the number of excluded drugs slowed, due partly to the fact that so many drugs have already been dropped from PBMs’ formularies. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In this issue: Mark Cuban schools Elon Musk on PBMs Market access lessons from Semglee Gen Z rejects the pharmacy career path A potent call for 340B transparency Plus, get ready to love the ‘90s again! Please join me for my upcoming live video webinar, Drug Channels Outlook 2023 , on December 16, 2022, from 12:00 p.m.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

More than 40 registrants — primarily hospitals and pharmacies — have paid significant civil penalties of up to $5,000,000 to settle allegations they failed to report controlled substance thefts or significant losses to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The risks to hospitals and pharmacies are multi-faceted and growing.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

More than 40 registrants — primarily hospitals and pharmacies — have paid significant civil penalties of up to $5,000,000 to settle allegations they failed to report controlled substance thefts or significant losses to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The risks to hospitals and pharmacies are multi-faceted and growing.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Please join me for my upcoming live video webinar, Drug Channels Outlook 2022 , on December 17, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Drug Channels® is a registered trademark of Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! to 1:30 p.m. Will you be there, too?

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 29, 2023

Politico published a summary of the key propositions outlined in the draft 2 , and DDW’s Multimedia Editor Megan Thomas investigates their intention, and observes how the industry has responded. Key proposals Approved drugs must launch in all EU countries within two years Politico described this as a measure to ensure a level playing field.

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Agency IQ

OCTOBER 20, 2023

BsUFA III regulatory science pilot offers progress report, fields stakeholder criticisms and questions This week, FDA and its grantees briefed stakeholders on the status of research projects funded through the Biosimilar User Fee Act (BSUFA III) Regulatory Science Pilot Program. Developing biosimilars is an extensive and expensive process.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Pharmacy and healthcare provider markets experienced unprecedented volatility. distribution channels for prescription drugs. drug wholesaling industry. Speaking of next year, Drug Channels Institute will host an exclusive live webinar, Drug Channels Outlook 2021 , on December 18, 2020, from 12:00 p.m.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JANUARY 22, 2024

Claud — The Office of Compliance (OC) at FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) had a role in many of the major public health enforcement matters you may have read about last year. OC devoted a lot of resources to its compliance efforts directed at human drug compounding. Drug Supply Chain. By John W.M.

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Agency IQ

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Many of those activities are tied to various user fee program commitments; a few others are related to other major pieces of legislation like last year’s Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act (FDORA). We’re expecting to get a better sense in October about which of these bills might eventually start to move forward and potentially become law.

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Agency IQ

OCTOBER 27, 2023

December has a huge number of legislative deadlines associated with the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022. Drug Importation: We may start the month of November with greater clarity about the FDA’s thinking about prescription drug importation plans.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

December also has a huge number of legislative deadlines associated with the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022. Drug Importation: We may soon receive greater clarity about the FDA’s thinking about prescription drug importation plans. December also typically brings end-of-year perspectives on the agency’s accomplishments.

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