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Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs business has entered into agreements with Capital Blue Cross and Rightway.

Seven of the 10 top selling drugs with high price increases lack the clinical evidence to justify those increases.

Pharmacists can optimize medication adherence and serve as an additional touchpoint for patients during treatment.

Short-term manufacturing problems are happening as the demand for Adderall and other stimulant medications for ADHD have increased. Data from Arrive Health show a marked increase in ADHD medication prescriptions for people in their 30s.

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Lecanemab is an investigational anti-amyloid beta antibody to treat mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease. It is currently under review by the FDA and a decision is expected by January 6, 2023.

The treatment is approved for preventing recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections.

A look at what’s to come in the December issue of Drug Topics®

Privacy rules to improve coordination of care, avoid discrimination in treatment.

The fight to put the consumer first in health care remains as many Americans feel the industry is still putting the mighty dollar ahead of patients.

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The reference to “maximum fair price” in the act bodes poorly for manufacturers and suggests more of a take-it-or-leave-it situation rather than a negotiation where clinical evidence would be the prevailing factor in determining price.

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CPESN payers and their success stories.

CSL Behring's gene therapy, called EntranaDez, may be approved later this month. BioMarin, Pfizer, Bayer and Freeline Therapeutics also have gene therapies for hemophilia in development.

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Health disparities in care were made worse by the pandemic.

FDA keeps its user fees but fails to gain important reforms.

Inflation is the top reason that nearly one-third of Americans are concerned about covering unexpected health care needs

We may be one step closer to nonprescription naloxone.

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As a health plan worked to boost medication adherence among members, it made a startling discovery.


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Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency is a rare, progressive genetic disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

A look at what’s to come in the November issue of Drug Topics®