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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
The FDA last week approved...
...Roche's phase 3 trial of its
interleukin-6 inhibitor, Actemra, in COVID-19 patients that have been
hospitalized with pneumonia. The drug was already used to treat coronavirus
patients in China. The drugmaker also said it has added 10,000 vials of Actemra
to the Strategic National Stockpile. The intravenous form of Actemra is covered
under the pharmacy benefit for 25% of insured lives, and under the medical
benefit for 21% of lives. 37% of all covered lives have access to Actemra under
both the pharmacy and medical benefit.
SOURCE: MMIT Analytics, as
of 3/30/20
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