Drugmakers do not need to provide drugs to unlimited contract pharmacies, US court finds

31 January 2023

Pharma companies participating in the 340B drug pricing program in the USA do not have to provide medicines ad nauseam to contract pharmacies.

So ruled the Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit on Monday in a case that has pitted pharma companies Sanofi (Euronext: SAN), AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) and Novo Nordisk (NOV: N) against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The companies objected after being ordered by the HHS to stop restricting sales of discounted drugs to contract pharmacies.

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