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Optum Rx to drop prior authorization for dozens of prescription drugs
Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager under UnitedHealth Group, is set to eliminate prior authorization requirements for ...
What Companies Can Do To Address Prescription Drug Market Manipulation
If left unchecked, the power of PBMs and their complex relationships within the American healthcare system could lead to higher drug costs and diminished returns.
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Re-purposed FDA-approved drug could help treat high-grade glioma
A study shows that high-grade glioma tumor cells harboring DNA alterations in the gene PDGFRA responded to the drug avapritinib, which is already approved by the United States Food and Drug ...
Employers Get Big Drug Discounts Through Program For Hospitals That Serve Poor Patients
The government program, known as 340B, allows hospitals that care for many uninsured and low-income patients to purchase ...
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GLP-1 drugs should require eating disorder screening before prescription | Opinion
By screening people for eating disorders and disordered eating before these medications are prescribed, we can prevent ...
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FBI issues safety warning about counterfeit versions of weight loss drug semaglutide
Wegovy contains the same main ingredient as Ozempic, semaglutide, and is FDA-approved for weight loss in people with obesity ...
Maryland, nonprofit partner to expand access to affordable prescription drugs
Maryland is partnering with SIRUM, a nonprofit redistributor of surplus medicine, to expand access to affordable prescription ...
Access to Compounded GLP-1s Is Drying Up. Here’s What to Know About the Copycat Weight-Loss Drugs.
This story mentions weight, weight loss, and/or GLP-1 drugs. In the last few years, GLP-1s, prescription weight loss medications for people who are obese or who are overweight and have one ...