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STAT+: Drug may make chemotherapies less effective in cancer patients with obesity — but many doctors are in the dark

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At issue is a medicine called posaconazole that was approved in 2006 in the U.S. The information, however, is not in the label because the drug — originally manufactured by Merck — was never fully tested in this population. And the company has refused to update the language. but is now also sold by generic companies.

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STAT+: 23andMe’s bankruptcy is the worst thing that could happen to just about everyone involved

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How did 23andMe go bankrupt? The same way bankruptcy was described by Ernest Hemingway in 1926: “Two ways: Gradually, and then suddenly.”

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The Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2024: How PBMs, Health Systems, and Independents Are Shaping the Market (rerun)

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Read more » © 2006-2025 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. We also explore how these pharmacies contribute to PBMs’ profitability—and spotlight the growing influence of provider- and health system-owned dispensing channels. Once again, “specialty” mostly means affiliated with a PBM. All rights reserved.

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The Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers of 2024: Market Share and Key Industry Developments

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Read more 2006-2025 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. For a deeper dive into the state of the industry, join me this Friday, April 4, 2025, for our live video webinar: PBM Industry Update: Trends, Challenges, and Whats Ahead. P.S. Special launch pricing on our new 2025 Economic Report on U.S.

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The Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers of 2024: Market Share and Key Industry Developments (rerun)

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Read more » © 2006-2025 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. Below, we break down the latest market share data from Drug Channels Institute (DCI), explore the developments driving these changes, and examine what they signal for the future of the PBM landscape. All rights reserved.

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Gross-to-Net Bubble Hits $356B in 2024—But Growth Slows to 10-Year Low

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Read more » © 2006-2025 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. Meanwhile, many patients remain adrift in the drug channel’s murky waters. As for SpongeBob SquarePants—the longtime mascot of the gross-to-net bubble here at Drug Channels —he’s still with us…but may be eyeing the exit. All rights reserved.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Merck drug-label controversy, Astellas pulling an application, and more

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At issue is a medicine called posaconazole that was approved in 2006 in the U.S. The information, however, is not in the label because the drug — originally manufactured by Merck — was never fully tested in this population. And the company has refused to update the language. but is now also sold by generic companies.

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