340B Hospitals Ask Amgen to Withdraw Purchasing Restriction on Drug

by Admin | May 31, 2013 1:32 pm

May 31, 2013—The group that represents hospitals in the 340B drug discount program has asked the pharmaceutical manufacturer Amgen to withdraw its new requirement that all 340B purchases of the company’s drug Neulasta be made exclusively through specialty distribution channels.

In a May 30 statement[1], Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access (SNHPA) said the policy discriminates against 340B hospitals in violation of federal guidelines and will impose significant financial costs and administrative burdens upon them. 

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  1. a May 30 statement: http://www.snhpa.org/public/documents/pdfs/SNHPA_news_release_5-30-13.pdf
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