The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the opportunity to provide comments on the reauthorization of the Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA) for fiscal years 2018 through 2022 as published in the Federal Register on September 13, 2016. These written comments are provided in addition to the oral comments AMCP will present at the public meeting on October 20, 2016.
Press Release: A Briefing for Congressional Staff who focus on healthcare, and anyone interested in pharmaceutical pricing, Sponsored by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Press Release: The Biologics & Biosimilars Collective Intelligence Consortium (BBCIC) this month reached a significant new phase of operation, posting research protocols that will lay the groundwork for comparative effectiveness and safety studies of biosimilars currently available or projected to enter the market next year.
Press Release: A comprehensive medication management program designed to optimize therapy and boost adherence to hepatitis C virus (HCV) medications saved a state Medicaid program nearly $3.8 million in avoided costs, according to a new study in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP).
AMCP CEO Address: The following are excerpts from remarks that AMCP CEO Susan A. Cantrell, RPh, CAE, delivered during the AMCP Nexus 2016 General Session on Oct. 4.
Press Release: Improvements to opioid prescribing, increasing the use of naloxone to reverse opioid overdose and expanding the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid-use disorders were among the many suggestions to come out of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Foundation 6th Annual Research Symposium, “Balancing Access and Use of Opioid Therapy.”
Press Release: The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy today kicks off AMCP Nexus 2016 with a wide variety of educational sessions and policy discussions covering such hot topics as managing the specialty drug spend, treating opioid abuse and communicating off-label health care economic information.