FDA Actions in Brief October 2012

Insurance hurdles and the complexities of prior authorization create barriers to care, according to oncologists in a new survey by Sermo.

In this week's episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite podcast, MHE's Briana Contreras chatted with David Calabrese, R.Ph, MHP, who is senior vice president and chief pharmacy officer of pharmacy care services company, OptumRx. David is also a member of Managed Healthcare Executives’ Editorial Advisory Board. During the discussion, he shared the OptumRx Quarter 2 Drug Pipeline Insights Report of 2020. Some of the information shared includes the three notable drugs currently being reviewed or those that have been recently approved by the FDA. Also discussed were any interesting industry trends to watch for.

Giant Eagle also helped EmpiRx Health create a national pharmacy care network that was purpose-built for pharmacy and grocery chains.

Nationwide, 58% of Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas are enrolled in stand-alone prescription drug plans in 2025.

The complete response letter did not identify any issues with the safety or efficacy of Eylea HD, Regeneron officials said.

Chronic spontaneous urticaria is chronic inflammatory skin disease driven in part by type 2 inflammation, which causes sudden and debilitating hives and recurring itch.