AMP Rule Answers Questions On Collecting Pricing Data For “5i” Specialty Drugs Raised By Manufacturers
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Manufacturers had asked CMS to explain the law pertaining to collecting average manufacturer prices for inhalation, infusion, instilled, implanted and injectable drugs “not generally dispensed through a retail community pharmacy” and how to identify such “5i” drugs.
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