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Drug Channels News Roundup, April 2024: CVS’s Humira Strategy, White Bagging “Savings,” IRA vs. Part D Plans, Walgreens Specialty Update, Pharmacies vs. GoodRx, and Oncology Fun

Drug Channels

on how Medicare Part D plans will react to the Inflation Reduction Act Walgreens' unexpected specialty pharmacy strength A video deconstruction of my infamous Drug Channels article on GoodRx Plus, a cartoonist illustrates my recent keynote on the battle for oncology margin.

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Amber Specialty Pharmacy Added to Pfizer’s Limited Distribution Network for Oncology Portfolio

Amber

Our Board Certified Oncology Pharmacists are easily available for patients. 3, 2022) – Amber Specialty Pharmacy announces today that they will begin dispensing 13 Pfizer oncology products. (Aug. 3, 2022) – Amber Specialty Pharmacy announces today that they will begin dispensing 13 Pfizer oncology products.

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White Bagging Update: PBMs’ Specialty Pharmacies Keep Gaining on Buy-and-Bill Oncology Channels

Drug Channels

specialty pharmacies—via white, brown, and clear bagging—continue to displace buy-and-bill distribution channels for provider-administered oncology drugs. The battle for the specialty patient pits hospitals against insurers—and their respective specialty pharmacies. Coming out of the pandemic (maybe?),

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STAT+: Lawsuit raises antitrust and kickback allegations around cancer patient referrals

STAT

A large independent group of oncologists in Philadelphia is suing the area’s dominant hospital system, Jefferson Health, alleging the system is violating federal antitrust and kickback laws by creating a “concerted campaign to eliminate” the group’s “presence in the oncology marketplace.”

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Amber Specialty Pharmacy Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with the Launch of New Transplant Patient Recovery Program

Amber

14, 2023) – In honor of Amber Specialty Pharmacy’s 25th anniversary, the specialty pharmacy provider has launched Vitality, a new six-month transplant recovery program to help support patients and caregivers during the post-transplant period, which is considered the most critical time for those patients. OMAHA, Neb. (Sept.

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GSK acquires US-based Sierra Oncology for $1.9bn

Pharmaceutical Technology

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of US-based Sierra Oncology in a deal totalling $1.9bn (£1.6bn), in cash. In April this year, GSK entered an agreement for the acquisition of Sierra Oncology for $55 per share. Sierra develops targeted treatments for rare kinds of cancer.

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White Bagging Update 2023: Saving Money or Shifting Costs? (rerun)

Drug Channels

For 2023, specialty pharmacies—via white, brown, and clear bagging—retained a meaningful share of the distribution channels for provider-administered oncology drugs. Strategies for white and brown bagging reflect the broader battle over oncology margins—and plans’ attempts to shift costs to providers, patients, and manufacturers.