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Colorado drug review board finds J&J's Stelara unaffordable, teeing up potential statewide price cap

Fierce Pharma

Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board (PDAB) isn’t waiting for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to lower prices on certain drugs starting in 2026. After the review board unanimously agreed that Stelara is "unaffordable," the drug could be subject to an upper payment limit in the state.

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Jazz Pharma uses flying pig for huge grey area DTC

World of DTC Marketing

billion by 2026. Jazz Pharmaceuticals has introduced a new prescription medication for patients with sleep apnea/narcolepsy that “helped adults get up to 9 hours of improved wakefulness in clinical studies at 12 weeks” and they’re using a flying pig on their DTC.

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Consequences of the First 10 Drugs Selected for Medicare’s Negotiation Program

PM360

As many in the industry now know, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the most significant reform of Medicare prescription drug coverage since the creation of Part D and has wide-ranging implications for the healthcare industry. The MFPs will be announced publicly in September 2024 and go into effect on January 1, 2026.

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Five points on CMS’s first ten picks for price negotiations

Clarivate

The initial list, which takes effect in 2026, has the potential to roil formularies since it includes a mix of high-volume, preferred brands and a group of high-cost specialty drugs for autoimmune conditions (psoriasis) and cancer. In both cases, a shift in formulary placement could lower prescription volumes and reduce member utilization.

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Ipsen beefs up in oncology, buying US biopharma Epizyme

pharmaphorum

The bolt-on deal comes shortly after Ipsen announced plans to sell its consumer health business for around €350 million, leaving it as a pure-play prescription pharma operating in the cancer, rare diseases and neuroscience categories. Ipsen is offering $1.45 Ipsen’s CVR offer includes $0.30

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Health consumers: A long way off

World of DTC Marketing

By 2026, national health expenditures will reach $5.7 The new healthcare consumer is faced with the challenge of both shopping and saving: shopping for the price of prescription drugs or healthcare services, and saving to pay for deductibles, out-ofpocket costs, and unanticipated medical emergencies. health care spending reached $3.7

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Specialty Treatments Require a New Approach to Affordability

PM360

As a mission-driven company and digital healthcare leader, GoodRx has helped patients obtain an estimated 80 million prescriptions they otherwise may not have been able to afford. Figure 1: Share of net spending for specialty and traditional prescription medications. The Uses—and Costs—of Specialty Treatments Keep Rising A U.S.