For Magellan’s clients, Ozempic had the highest trend of any product in 2022, and Wegovy was the fifth highest drug in terms of trend. Diabetes as a whole is expected to become the top condition leading pharmacy trend by 2024.
MacKay Jimeson of the advocacy organization Patients Rising talks about CMS’ decision to limit coverage for Alzheimer’s drugs to those with full approval.
Renee Rayburg talks about the specialty drug spend, which grew 14.1% in 2022. PSG analysts predict increases will continue to be in the low double-digits for the next three years.
Sara Izadi, Pharm.D., of Capital Rx, talks about Rx Reverse, an integrated clinical program designed to help members reverse diabetes and fight obesity.
An analysis by Biosimilars Council has found that the reference product Lantus accounts for 54% of new prescriptions and is 78% of total market volume but demand for the unbranded interchangeable insulin glargine is increasing.
The newly formed Peterson Health Technology Institute was launched with $50 million to analyze clinical benefits and economic impact of new health technologies.
In the short term, two gene therapies now under review at the FDA — lovo-cel and exa-cel — can reduce the frequency of painful crises in patients with severe sickle cell disease.
