Formulary Watch covers formularies, pharmacy benefit management companies, drug approvals, and other matters related to medications, their prices and insurance coverage.
Wegovy is the first GLP-1 drug approved to treat adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). An ongoing study aims to confirm the benefits.
Papzimeos is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), with ongoing clinical studies showing symptom relief for up to two years.
To help Medicare plans better manage members with high drug expenses, Prime Therapeutics has launched an AI-driven tool to help plans identify members likely to experience increases in pharmacy costs.
Managing specialty and cancer drugs, as well as the GLP-1 therapies, tops the list of priorities this year and next, according to a survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Pharmacists and prescribers express ongoing concern about medication prior authorization struggles, but most are willing to adopt new technologies to ease the burden, according to a recent Surescripts survey.
Ixchiq now has a warning about its use among elderly people with multiple underlying health conditions after postmarketing reports indicated there is a risk of neurologic and cardiac events in people over the age of 60.
Sarepta continues to work with regulators to complete the safety label update for Elevidys, and they are discussing an approach for risk mitigation for non-ambulatory patients.
Two PBMs, True Rx Health Strategies and Capital Rx, are using pharmacogenomics — how a person’s DNA affects their response to medications — to reduce the trial-and-error of prescribing medications, saving employers and patients time and money.
Last week, an FDA advisory committee against the risk-benefit profile of Blenrep in combination with other therapies. Regulators and reviewers were concerned about the ocular side effects and dosing and tolerability. The new action date is Oct. 23, 2025.
Sarepta officials said the temporary halt in shipments was done to maintain a productive working relationship with regulators while they address a safety labeling update about the risk of acute liver disease related to Elevidys.
Icotrokinra is a first-in-class targeted oral peptide that blocks interleukin (IL) 23 and its receptor, which plays a key role in the inflammatory response in plaque psoriasis.
Some vials in two lots of the antibiotic cefazolin are labeled as being penicillin G potassium, which if used could lead to suboptimal outcomes, adverse events, drug interactions and delayed recovery.
Following in the footsteps of other pharmaceutical companies, Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer are offering Eliquis for cash-paying patients at a discount of 40% off the list price.
Leqselvi (deuruxolitinib) 8 mg tablets are approved for adults with severe alopecia areata, a disease that causes the immune system to attack hair follicles, leading to partial or complete hair loss on the scalp and body.
Kerendia was originally approved in July 2021 to reduce cardiovascular and kidney complications in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with type 2 diabetes. This new approval extends its use to a broader patient population.
According to Regeneron, the drug is a bispecific antibody that binds to B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) on cancerous plasma cells and CD3 on T cells, directing the immune system to attack and destroy multiple myeloma cells.