Latebreakers: Pfizer to pay nearly $20 million in PBM kickback scheme
Latebreakers: Pfizer to pay nearly $20 million in PBM kickback scheme
The Pharmacia and Upjohn subsidiary of Pfizer wasordered to pay $19.68 million after pleading guilty tooffering kickbacks to a PBM in the expectation ofobtaining improved formulary status for Pharmaciadrug products. Pharmacia will also be excluded permanentlyfrom participation in all federal healthcareprograms. At the plea hearing, the prosecutor arguedthat Pharmacia offered more than $12 million in inflatedpayments to a subsidiary of a PBM. The case wasinvestigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for theDistrict of Massachusetts, HHS, and FBI.
Pharmacists Play Unique Role in Advancing Health Equity for Patients With Chronic Disease
December 7th 2023A new study, outlined in a poster at ASHP Midyear 2023, identified 3 key themes associated with the ways in which pharmacists are positioned to advance health equity for patients with chronic diseases.
