340B UPDATE: Congress and the Administration Respond to Drug Manufacturers’ 340B Contract Pharmacy Actions
In recent weeks, several drug manufacturers have taken actions that impact covered entities participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) and their contract pharmacies. Eli Lilly and Co. (Eli Lilly) and AstraZeneca informed covered entities that they will stop replenishing drugs to 340B contract pharmacies and limit distribution to covered entities and their child sites only. In addition, Merck, Sanofi, and Novartis requested that covered entities share contract pharmacy claims data through Second Sight Solutions’ 340B ESP platform. Sanofi explicitly indicated that failure to participate would result in a similar refusal to replenish contract pharmacy claims.
