MedCity News October 6, 2024
Johnson & Johnson stopped short of implementing its proposal to alter the way two drugs are paid for under the 340B drug discount program, but the drugmaker made it clear it still wants changes. In other recent regulatory news, we have drug approvals, clinical holds, and one product withdrawal.
The federal 340B program has become a thorn in the side of pharmaceutical companies, who point to the drug discount program’s sprawling growth amid what they contend is lack of oversight. After initially proposing changes to the way the company offers drugs under this program, Johnson & Johnson has backed down, averting further confrontation with federal officials and hospitals on the matter. For now.
When the 340B program was established in...