November 2024
AMCP Foundation Research Pre-Symposium Webinar: Access, Affordability, and Adherence: Addressing Disparities in Medication Use
The invite-only webinar aims to enhance the upcoming AMCP Foundation Research Symposium. Gain invaluable insights with virtual breakout sessions, laying the foundation for impactful face-to-face discussions and networking prospects.
November 2024
Market Insights Best Practice on Food Allergies
An AMCP Market Insights Webinar.
Join our upcoming Market Insights webinar to explore the latest practice recommendations in the management and treatment of food allergies. Attendees will gain insights from in-depth expert interviews and survey findings from managed care professionals, identifying best practices for coverage, access, and clinical management. A peer-to-peer panel discussion will feature selected managed care leaders who will delve into applying these best practices within health plans, offering actionable strategies to improve patient outcomes.
November 2024
Delgocitinib for the Treatment of Chronic Hand Eczema
A Pre-Approval Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar, presented by LEO Pharma.
Delgocitinib is an investigational treatment currently being evaluated for Chronic Hand Eczema (CHE). This pre-approval information exchange (PIE) presentation provides an overview of disease state (including etiologic subtypes), unmet needs in CHE and the delgocitinib MOA and pivotal trial data.
This webinar is only offered to payers, formulary committees, or other similar entities responsible for the selection of drugs for coverage or reimbursement. In order to join this webinar, you must be registered as a user of FormularyDecisions®.
This product is in the clinical evaluation stage and has not been approved for use by the FDA. The safety and efficacy of this product have not been established.
November 2024
Mountain West Pharmacy Summit: "Prescription for Progress: Exploring the Future of Pharmacy and Patient Access"
The purpose of the Mountain West AMCP Pharmacy Summit is to bring together pharmacists in various roles in Utah and Nevada to educate, collaborate, and engage. We will hear perspectives from local and national leaders from various pharmacy perspectives. Students, fellows, residents, faculty, and other researchers will have the opportunity to present their new or encore research and network with leaders.
November 2024
November 2024
Overview of an Adjunctive Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder
A Science & Innovation Webinar, presented by Abbvie.
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a disabling mental health condition with an annual prevalence of 10.4% and a lifetime prevalence of 20.6% in the US. This is associated with a high economic burden, which has increased significantly over the last decade, comprising direct and indirect costs, due to lost productivity. MDD also results in considerable burden to patients, with social, emotional and physical problems; cognitive difficulties; changes in sleep and eating patterns; and can impact patients’ quality of life. Many MDD patients require augmentation of their antidepressant with an additional therapy, and augmentation with an atypical antipsychotic is a guideline-recommended option for appropriate MDD patients. This session will focus on the burden of MDD, as well as the pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of an adjunctive treatment for MDD.
November 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: 2027 and Beyond
An AMCP Webinar.
In this one-hour webinar we will dive deep into CMS’ recently finalized negotiation guidance for Initial Price Applicability Year (IPAY) 2027, exploring how CMS has proposed to modify the negotiation program in its second year. We will also explore how manufacturers of drugs selected for both IPAY 2026 and 2027 will make their drugs available to Medicare beneficiaries and dispensing entities at the negotiated maximum fair price, including through two separate functions provided by a Medicare Transaction Facilitator (MTF). Lastly, we will touch briefly on recent litigation developments challenging the negotiation program.
November 2024
Redefining Treatment for Hypoparathyroidism in Adults: When Patients Are Inadequately Controlled on Conventional Therapy
A Science & Innovation Webinar, presented by Ascendis.
Addressing gaps in patient care for adults with hypoparathyroidism with reliable treatment beyond conventional therapy.
Hypoparathyroidism is an endocrine disease caused by insufficient levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH). PTH is the primary regulator of calcium and phosphate balance in the body, acting directly on bone and kidneys and indirectly on the intestine. Individuals with hypoparathyroidism may experience a range of severe and potentially life-threatening short-term and long-term complications, including neuromuscular irritability, renal complications, extra-skeletal calcifications, and cognitive impairment. Post-surgical hypoparathyroidism accounts for approximately 75% of cases, while other etiologies include autoimmune and idiopathic causes.
There is a lack of treatment options for hypoparathyroidism in adults. Conventional therapy consists of oral calcium and active vitamin D, and aims to alleviate hypocalcemia but does not address insufficient parathyroid hormone (PTH). This can lead to a wide range of both short- and long-term complications.
November 2024
Partnership Forum – Closing the Gap in Real-World Evidence Use: A Collaborative Approach for Health Care Transformation
Real-world evidence (RWE) is increasingly used to support epidemiologic studies, safety and effectiveness studies, and even contribute to clinical trials or as evidence included in regulatory submissions. However, RWE has a much less prominent role in payer decision-making, particularly due to challenges such as a lack of standards and guidelines for how to evaluate and use RWE, lack of experience in applying RWE to formulary decisions, and lack of understanding how RWE could be most impactful for payer decisions. AMCP is developing standards and resources to support RWE interpretation and application to formulary and medical policy decisions. These standards aim to align RWE definitions, improve the transparency in RWE generation, increase consistency in how sponsors develop and share RWE, and support the ongoing communication between payers and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
This Partnership Forum will convene multi-stakeholder experts to develop resources that will address barriers to RWE use in formulary decision-making through workshop and collaborative activities that will result in a set of RWE standards and tools to facilitate stakeholder communication and streamline the use of RWE. This is an invite-only event.