This week on Pharm5:

• Cost Plus Drug Co. adds Invokana products


• Gohibic (vilobelimab) EUA for COVID-19


• Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection) withdrawn from market


• APL treatment oral tretinoin shortage


• Federal judge strikes down ACA’s OCP and PrEP coverage  

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References:

1. Mark Cuban CostPlus Drug Company - Medications. http://bit.ly/3KjKYS5. Accessed April 6, 2023.


2. Invokana® (canagliflozin) affordability. Janssen CarePath for Healthcare Professionals. http://bit.ly/3nWANLm. Published October 18, 2022. Accessed April 6, 2023.


3. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. FDA authorizes Gohibic (vilobelimab) injection. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://bit.ly/3nWDsVm. Published April 4, 2023. Accessed April 6, 2023.


4. Gohibic [highlights of emergency use authorization]. Jena, Germany: InflaRx GmbH. Published April 2023. Accessed April 6, 2023.


5. FDA Commissioner and Chief Scientist announce decision to withdraw approval of Makena. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://bit.ly/3ZMOY35. Published April 6, 2023. Accessed April 6, 2023.


6. Drug shortage detail: Tretinoin capsules. ASHP. https://bit.ly/3KhQ2pT. Published March 20, 2023. Accessed April 6, 2023.


7. Treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). American Cancer Society. http://bit.ly/3mb3Nif. Accessed April 6, 2023.


8. Cingam SR, Koshy NV. Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://bit.ly/3nGw5RV. Accessed April 6, 2023.


9. Phillips C. Help Desk for Oncologists Treating People with a Rare Leukemia Pays Big Dividends. National Cancer Institute. http://bit.ly/40EtxT3. Published February 2, 2023. Accessed April 6, 2023.


10. Braidwood Management, Inc., et al. v. Xavier Becerra, et al. Civil Action No. 4:20-cv-00283-O. Supreme Court of Texas, 2022. Accessed April 6, 2023.


11. Judge strikes down Obamacare provisions requiring insurers cover some preventive care services. NBCNews.com. https://bit.ly/3MncZKV. Published March 30, 2023. Accessed April 6, 2023.


12. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby and birth control. Planned Parenthood Action Fund. http://bit.ly/419fPaq. Accessed April 6, 2023.


13. Stolberg SG, Abelson R. Federal judge strikes down Obamacare requirement for free preventive care. The New York Times. http://bit.ly/3nSSAU1. Published March 30, 2023. Accessed April 6, 2023.