Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In 2022, specialty pharmacies—via white, brown, and clear bagging—now constitute a meaningful share of the distribution channels for provider-administered oncology drugs. However, buy-and-bill appears to have rebounded substantially at hospitals. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Read on for full details and the latest data.

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Drug Channels

AUGUST 6, 2024

In the video excerpt below, I walk through a brief history of 340B contract pharmacies. I conclude with a “follow the dollar” example of 340B prescription economics with contract pharmacies. I conclude with a “follow the dollar” example of 340B prescription economics with contract pharmacies. All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Consider two apparently unrelated drug channel anomalies: In McKesson’s 2023 fiscal year, CVS bought $75 billion in pharmaceuticals from McKesson’s wholesale business—a jump of more than 35% compared with the previous year. Despite skyrocketing sales for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs, many retail pharmacies are losing money on every prescription.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 12, 2021

specialty pharmacies—via white, brown, and clear bagging—continue to displace buy-and-bill distribution channels for provider-administered oncology drugs. The battle for the specialty patient pits hospitals against insurers—and their respective specialty pharmacies. Hospitals, however, lose profits and face higher costs.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 1, 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. Despite skyrocketing sales for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs, many retail pharmacies are losing money on every prescription. Click here to see the original post from December 2023.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 21, 2022

National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo. The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) will host the NASP 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo September 19-22. Drug Channels, or any of its employees. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. www.naspnet.org/annualmeeting.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Today, I want to highlight three significant—and presumably unintended—drug channel consequences from the hastily-passed IRA legislation. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Drug Channels® is a registered trademark of Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

AUGUST 18, 2020

Hospitals and health systems are building a major presence in the specialty pharmacy industry. As we demonstrate below, nine out of ten large hospitals now operate a specialty pharmacy. Hospitals and other healthcare providers account for one-third of all U.S. accredited specialty pharmacies.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2023. Today, I want to highlight three significant—and presumably unintended—drug channel consequences from the hastily-passed IRA legislation. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Curl up with your favorite pumpkin-spiced blog and savor these stories harvested from the Drug Channels patch: Fresh insights about hospitals’ specialty drug profits SSR Update: Drug prices keep dropping My $0.02 d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Drug Channels® is a registered trademark of Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 12, 2024

The 340B contract pharmacy market shows little sign of slowing down. Drug Channels Institute’s exclusive analysis of the 2024 market reveals that: About 33,000 pharmacy locations—more than half of the entire U.S. For an updated look at what’s next for the 340B contract pharmacy market, join Adam J. Fein, Ph.D.,

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The 340B contract pharmacy market shows little sign of slowing down. Drug Channels Institute’s exclusive analysis of the 2024 market reveals that: About 33,000 pharmacy locations—more than half of the entire U.S. For an updated look at what’s next for the 340B contract pharmacy market, join Adam J. Fein, Ph.D.,

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Drug Channels

JULY 11, 2023

Looks like pharmacy and PBM profiteering within the 340B Drug Pricing Program will never go out of style. Drug Channels Institute’s (DCI) latest analysis reveals that more than 33,000 pharmacy locations —more than half of the entire U.S. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 4, 2024

It’s time for the annual update to Drug Channels Institute’s (DCI) analysis of pharmacist salaries and employment. Pharmacist employment at drug stores shrank but grew at supermarkets and mass merchants. What’s ahead for 340B-eligible hospitals? 2023 was another tough year for pharmacists working in retail settings. pharmacists.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 4, 2024

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for tomorrow’s live video webinar: Drug Channel Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act. For updated data on hospital-owned specialty pharmacies, see Chapter 3 of DCI's new 2024 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

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Drug Channels

MAY 17, 2022

Two weeks ago, Paula and I had the pleasure of attending Asembia’s 2022 Specialty Pharmacy Summit at the wonderful Wynn Las Vegas. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Drug Channels® is a registered trademark of Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Below, I violate Vegas code and tell you what happened there.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 27, 2021

So grab your pillow case and stuff it with treats from the great Drug Channels pumpkin patch: Spooky! PBMs are conjuring a terrifying number of formulary exclusions for oncology drugs Eerie! Scream as Blue Cross Blue Shield frightfully overpays hospitals Shocking! d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Brrr.did you hear that?

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Drug Channels

JULY 23, 2020

The stunning growth of specialty pharmacies in the 340B Drug Pricing Program has accelerated a troubling trend: Patients covered by commercial insurance and Medicare Part D are footing the bill for 340B savings. Our indisputable math exposes the little-understood economics behind specialty pharmacies in the 340B program.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 25, 2024

It’s finally spring in Philadelphia, home of Drug Channels. What’s ahead for the drug channel? Find out during Drug Channel Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act , a new live video webinar with Adam J. Read more » © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company.

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Drug Channels

MAY 30, 2022

Let’s turn up the heat with these sizzling news bites straight from the Drug Channels grill: SaveonSP gets sued Thoughts on the Medicaid accumulator rule opinion CVS buys AmerisourceBergen’s specialty pharmacy Fresh data on hospitals’ cancer drug profiteering Plus, Dr. Glaucomflecken explains Aetna’s prior authorization policies.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 14, 2022

Asembia’s Specialty Pharmacy Summit 2022. Asembia's Specialty Pharmacy Summit 2022 is back! This is a must-attend event for anyone connected to specialty pharmacy. Plus, Doug Long from IQVIA and I will again lead the Featured Session, titled The Specialty Pharmacy Industry Update and Outlook. Gottlieb’s excellent book.

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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. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Drug Channels

AUGUST 8, 2023

on the overall market, explained channel distortions from 340B contract pharmacies, and offered some policy recommendations. Click here to read the Drug Channels Institute letter to Senators Thune, Stabenow, Moore Capito, Baldwin, Moran, and Cardin. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. I shared my $0.02 How could I not?

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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

JANUARY 30, 2024

But who needs the Super Bowl when you can tackle this month’s selection of notable news stories, intercepted for you from the Drug Channels gridiron: Punt : Average list prices are unchanged for 2024 Trick Play : GSK tussles with PBMs over lower-priced products Rush! Check out the wonderful comments on this LinkedIn post. Great things ahead.

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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

AUGUST 15, 2022

Here’s a summer surprise for fans of the 340B Drug Pricing Program: Drug Channels has just obtained the 2021 figures from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)! Hospitals accounted for 87% of these skyrocketing 340B purchases. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. The data tell a familiar story. billion (+$7.0

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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 2023. The webinar will be broadcast from the Drug Channels studio in beautiful downtown Philadelphia. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. to 1:30 p.m.

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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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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MAY 30, 2024

Kirschenbaum — Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act does not prohibit pharmaceutical manufacturers from imposing conditions on the distribution of discounted drugs to covered entities in the program. In United Therapeutics Corporation v.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for today’s live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2023. Here’s a summer surprise for fans of the 340B Drug Pricing Program: Drug Channels has just obtained the 2021 figures from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)! d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 15, 2021

Drug Channels Institute’s latest review of contract pharmacies in the 340B Drug Pricing Program reveals that an astonishing 30,000 pharmacy locations—half of the entire U.S. pharmacy industry—now act as contract pharmacies for the hospitals and other healthcare providers that participate in the 340B program.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 18, 2024

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for Friday’s live video webinar: The 340B Drug Pricing Program: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook. billion figure was roughly accurate for the AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy business. Consequently, its market share is closer to 10%, compared with the 3% that we reported.

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Drug Channels

MAY 18, 2021

It’s time for Drug Channels Institute’s annual update of the number of U.S. specialty pharmacies. As you will note below, the specialty pharmacy industry remains quite diverse— despite the concentration of dispensing revenues within a small number of companies. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. See photo at right.).

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As regular readers of Drug Channels know, U.S. distribution and dispensing channels for prescription drugs are undergoing significant evolution and consolidation as the changing economics of pharmaceuticals challenge conventional business models. drug wholesaling industry. All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Let’s melt away this foul February with our monthly selection of scorching news from around the drug channel. In this issue: Payers confess: Patients lose from copay accumulators Humana joins the Express Scripts GPO Hospitals vs. PBMs over specialty pharmacy white bagging Let’s all follow the Buy-and-Bill Dollar!

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Will COVID-19 trigger long-term share gains for specialty pharmacies as suppliers to hospitals and physician offices? Before the pandemic, specialty pharmacies—via white, brown, and clear bagging—had already displaced buy-and-bill distribution channels for a substantial chunk of provider-administered specialty drugs.

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