Fees and formularies move to center of Medicare Rx benefit debate

PTC Therapeutics' NDA resubmission of Translarna was based on data from Study 041 and the long-term STRIDE registry. No PDUFA action date was provided for regulators.

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.

Qsymia’s manufacturer also released postmarketing data showing the oral therapy for weight loss was associated with reductions in 24-hour mean systolic blood pressure.

Gavreto used to treat metastatic RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer and RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer.

This week’s approval expands Seldardsi indications to treat adults with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Zolbetuximab — now with the brand name Vyloy — is a monoclonal antibody to treat patients with advanced gastric and gastroesophageal cancers.