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Coherus Announces Lowest Price for Humira Biosimilar, Partners with Mark Cuban Cost Plus
June 2nd 2023Coherus 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.
New Heart Failure Med Will be Priced 'Competitively'
May 30th 2023Inpefa (sotagliflozin) is in the SGLT inhibitor class recommended as first-line treatment for heart failure by the American Heart Association and other groups. Jardiance (empaglifozin), a competitor in that class, has a list price of $570.48 for a month's supply.
FDA Approves New Treatments for Opioid Overdose, Opioid Use Disorder
May 24th 2023The FDA recently approved Brixadi to treat moderate to severe opioid use disorder in patients who have already started treatment with a transmucosal form of buprenorphine, and have approved Opvee as an emergency treatment to reverse known or suspected opioid overdose in people ages 12 years and older.
Avadel Says New Narcolepsy Med Will be Priced Competitively
May 2nd 2023Despite having a highly differentiated clinical value proposition compared to branded, twice-nightly oxybates, Avadel is pricing Lumryz at $64.67 per gram or around $177,034 annually, which is on par with twice-nightly oxybate products that require chronic, middle-of-the-night awakening.
FDA Approves First Fecal Microbiota Pill for Recurrent C. diff Infection
April 28th 2023CDI is a leading cause of infections acquired in healthcare settings, including hospitals and nursing homes. After recovering, individuals may get the infection again, and the risk of recurrence increases with each infection.
Hospital Group Assails AHIP’s Drug Price Report
April 25th 2023The American Hospital Association said the health insurers' report on drug prices, which highlights the higher prices charged by hospitals, is “a blatant attempt to deflect from the obvious — insurance companies continue to raise premiums for their enrollees and employer clients while pocketing billions in profit.”
Express Scripts Expands Independent Pharmacy in Rural Healthcare
April 20th 2023The expansion offers increased reimbursement opportunities and additional care services to rural independent pharmacies. In addition, it creates an Independent Pharmacy Advisory Committee to expand the role of rural, suburban and urban pharmacies in the healthcare system.
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