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July 4th 2025
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ASHP Strongly Opposes Proposed Changes to Medicare Reimbursement
July 26th 2017Proposed cuts to the Medicare payment rates for drugs that hospitals acquire under the 340B Drug Pricing Program, if enacted, could have devastating consequences for the low-income and uninsured patients that receive care from the nation’s safety net hospitals, according to pharmacy group ASHP.
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Baricitinib for RA NDA Application Delayed at Least 18 Months
July 25th 2017Officials with the FDA are requesting a new clinical study before Eli Lilly and Incyte Corporation can resubmit for a new drug application (NDA) for baricitinib, a once-daily oral medication for moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis treatment.
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Biologic Insulin Gets FDA Tentative Approval
July 24th 2017The FDA has granted tentative approval to Merck's Lusduna Nexvue (insulin glargine injection) 100 units/mL. The drug is a follow-on biologic basal insulin for patients with type 2 diabetes and is administered through a pre-filled dosing device, according to a press release.
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Generic Drugs Trend Upward in Workers Compensation
July 24th 2017Generic drug prescribing and use continues to trend upward in workers compensation, according to a report recently released by Coventry Workers Comp Services. Generic drug prescribing and use continues to trend upward in workers compensation, according to a report recently released by Coventry Workers Comp Services.
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Self-Injectable for SLE Gets FDA Nod
July 21st 2017Officials with GSK announced that the US FDA has approved a new subcutaneous formulation of belimumab (Benlysta) for the treatment of adult patients with active, autoantibody‑positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are receiving standard therapy.
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CDC Report Notes That More than 100 Million Americans Have Diabetes, Prediabetes
July 21st 2017The National Diabetes Statistics Report, released approximately every 2 years, provides information on diabetes prevalence and incidence, prediabetes, risk factors for complications, acute and long-term complications, mortality, and costs in the United States.
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