AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDrug-Resistant Infections: An inhaled, engineered bacterium thinned antibiotic-resistant lung biofilms by about 40% in pigs, a promising but early step toward treating infections linked to breathing tubes. Medicaid Coverage: Congressional Democrats are urging the administration to delay work-reporting rules due Jan. 1, warning states lack time to prepare and eligible people could lose coverage. Medicine Safety: Georgia officials warned consumers about online pharmacies selling counterfeit, expired or improperly stored drugs. Drug Access: New research found average state-level pharmacy benefit manager market concentration more than doubled over the past decade, alongside growth in prescription tiers that can raise patients’ costs and community pharmacy closures. Supply Shortages: A review of Australia’s medicine shortages flagged repeated critical shortages of Bicillin L-A and prolonged shortages of Creon, underscoring risks to patients who have few alternatives.
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