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Drug Channels News Roundup, April 2022: 340Boom, 340B Profits for Pharmacies & PBMs, Fixing Insulin, Walgreens’ Robots, and Doctors’ Day

Drug Channels

In this issue: Green Monster : The 340B market hits new highs in 2021 Not-Free Agents : Big 340B profits for CVS, Walgreens, Express Scripts, et al Batter Up : Fixing the insulin market Pinch Hitters : Walgreens bets on robots Plus, Dr. Glaucomflecken helps UnitedHealthcare celebrate Doctors’ Day! Hope to see you there!

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Mark Cuban’s Pharmacy Dreams Are Generic

Policy Prescription

Mark Cuban’s new online pharmacy venture – the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (“Cost Plus Drug”) – will not help overcome the biggest obstacle to drug affordability in America, which is drug company monopolies on patented brand name prescription drugs. That’s even cheaper than foreign online pharmacy prices , including in India. .

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British consumers have increasingly turned to community pharmacies during COVID-19

The Pharma Data

British consumers have increasingly turned to community pharmacies during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. Carlton Lawson, Area Managing Director for Northern Europe at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, said: “The role of community pharmacy has never been more important.

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Do Plan Sponsors Understand How Their PBMs Make Money?

Drug Channels

Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will hold a hearing with a subtle and not-at-all pejorative title: The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Prescription Drug Markets Part II: Not What the Doctor Ordered. To help you prepare, I share fresh insights from a new survey of PBMs’ plan sponsor clients.

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Beyond the Big Three PBMs: Examining a Potential Trend

Perficient: Drug Development

Among these, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play a crucial role, handling reimbursements and negotiations with drug manufacturers and pharmacies. Three major PBM players – CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx – collectively command a significant 79% market share , orchestrating much of the industry’s dynamics.

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Top 10 Life Science Resources

Alta Sciences

In this in-depth discussion on the FDA’s June draft guidance on clinical investigation of psychedelic drugs, Doctors Denise Milovan, Debra Kelsh, and Beatrice Setnik share insights into the potential need for additional methodological adaptations for study designs, in order to evaluate the safety and effects. Listen here.

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NEW STORAGE OPTION FOR PFIZER-BIONTECH VACCINE, EASING DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE OF DOSES ACROSS EUROPEAN UNION

The Pharma Data

It marks an important milestone in the vaccine roll-out, as it could allow storage in pharmacies to support vaccinations at local practices/doctors’ offices. By enabling more individuals to store and administer the vaccine, the approval will help broaden access, while limiting strain on larger vaccination centers. “It

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