CVS Suit Against Prasco Illustrates Pricing Leverage From Caremark Merger
Executive Summary
A lawsuit by CVS Caremark against generic drug manufacturer Prasco illustrates the potential cross-market leverage that the combined pharmacy/PBM entity is able to wield
You may also be interested in...
CVS Caremark Takes Measured Approach In “Go To Market” Strategies
CVS Caremark is in the process of introducing new "cross-functional" products and services to its health plan clients, CEO Thomas Ryan said during the firm's second quarter earnings call Aug. 2
Express Scripts Tells Caremark Shareholders Vertical Mergers With PBMs Fail
A merger between pharmacy benefit manager Caremark and pharmacy chain CVS would be plagued by the same problems that vertical mergers involving PBMs have faced in the past, PBM Express Scripts argues in a pamphlet to Caremark shareholders
Orphan Drug Czar Will Push Legislators For More Grant Funding In 2008
For the past 15 years, funding for the grants program at FDA's Office of Orphan Products Development has remained stagnant at $14 million