Scrutiny of PBMs and Use of New Overseas Contracting Entities Continues

New PBM contracting entities, often categorized as group purchasing organizations, add another obstacle to industry transparency

Specialty Pharmacy News Roundup: March 2023

AMI’s Specialty Pharmacy Database continually monitors and tracks all limited and exclusive pharmacy distribution agreements

Employer Plans View Product Coverage Very Differently from PBMs

Employers’ benefit coverage decisions and the impact those decisions have on the market for rare disease / orphan drugs are a growing concern for biopharma companies

VHA Will Provide Coverage for Leqembi to Qualified Veterans with Early Alzheimer’s Disease

VHA Will Provide Coverage for Leqembi to Qualified Veterans with Early Alzheimer’s Disease, while the CMS continues to restrict its use

Walmart, Biologics and Avita Care Solutions Headline Recent Specialty Pharmacy Activities

Walmart, Biologics and Avita Care Solutions Headline Recent Specialty Pharmacy Activities to consolidate and strengthen and expand their pharmacy reach and drug contracts

Xspray Pharma Partners with EVERSANA for Launch and Commercialization of Dasynoc (XS004)

Xspray Pharma signed an agreement with EVERSANA® to support the U.S. launch and commercialization of the company’s first innovative cancer therapy Dasynoc

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (Cost Plus Drugs) Joins the SmithRx Pharmacy Network

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (Cost Plus Drugs) Joins the SmithRx Pharmacy Network

Did You Know Market Access is Closing Down

Biopharma companies need to see the employer market clearly in the short and long-term to be able to understand payers management methods for orphan drugs and the impact those decisions will have on their drugs