June 2nd 2023
Coherus will launch Yusimry in July with a list price of $995 per carton (2 x 40 mg/0.8 mL autoinjectors); “the lowest price announced to date of any adalimumab offering in the United States,” the company said.
HyQvia Receives Expanded FDA Approval for Pediatric Primary Immunodeficiency
April 14th 2023HyQvia is the first FDA-approved treatment for primary immunodeficiency (PI) available as a once-a-month subcutaneous injection. Other treatments for PI, while similarly effective, present a greater burden to patients, often requiring more frequent injections or more invasive routes of administration
Formulary Placement and Outcomes to Drive Physician Use of Humira Biosimilars
February 24th 2023Bruce Feinberg, D.O., of Cardinal Health, said significantly changes are on the horizon for biosimilars, but physician comfort with and use of biosimilars will depend on things beyond their control, including formulary placement and utilization management efforts.
ICER Gives NASH Drug Resmetirom High Marks, Obeticholic Acid Not So Much
February 20th 2023At a placeholder price of $19,000, resmetirom would produce cost savings, says the drug evaluation group. Obeticholic acid’s price would need to be slashed to meet a commonly used cost-effectiveness threshold.
Mark Cuban Assails PBMs at AAM meeting
February 18th 2023Cuban, of "Shark Tank' fame and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, called drugs prices ‘insane’ and used some profanity when talking pharmacy benefit managers at the annual meeting of the Association for Accessible Medicines yesterday. Cuban has co-founded an online pharmacy that he says will make drug prices lower and transparent.