Exhibit 10.27
DISTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
THIS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (“
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of the 17th
day of February, 2005 (the “ Effective Date ”)
by and between Priority Healthcare Corporation, an Indiana
corporation with its principal offices located at 250 Technology
Park, Lake Mary, FL 32746 (“ Distributor ”), and
CoTherix, Inc. a Delaware corporation with its principal offices
located at 5000 Shoreline Court, Suite 101, South San Francisco,
California 94080 (“ CTI ”) (each a “
Party ” and collectively the “ Parties
”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS , CTI is the exclusive distributor in the United
States of the prescription drug Ventavis (iloprost) Inhalation
Solution (the “ Product ”), which has been
approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“
FDA ”) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial
hypertension;
WHEREAS , CTI intends to appoint certain qualified
distributors to provide retail distribution of the Product;
and
WHEREAS , CTI is willing to appoint Distributor as one
of a limited number of retail distributors of the Product on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and Distributor
is willing to accept such appointment (collectively, such retail
distributors are referred to herein as “ Preferred
Distributors ”).
NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the mutual
promises contained herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DISTRIBUTORSHIP
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1.1
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Appointment . CTI hereby appoints Distributor to act as a
distributor of the Product and Distributor hereby accepts such
appointment. During the period of time that this Agreement is in
effect, Distributor shall sell the Product to third parties and
perform the other obligations set out herein.
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1.2
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Territory . Subject to the rights of the CTI under this
Section 1.2, Distributor shall be a distributor of the Product in
all the states of the United States and the District of Columbia
(“ Territory ”). The Parties acknowledge and
agree that (i) CTI may distribute the Product in the Territory
directly to health care providers, including hospitals and
physicians, and pharmacies, and notwithstanding the grant of a
distributorship to Distributor, such direct distribution by CTI
shall not be construed to be a violation of this Agreement, and
(ii) CTI may at its option appoint additional distributors of the
Product in the Territory.
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ARTICLE 2
TERMS APPLICABLE TO
DISTRIBUTORSHIP
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2.1.1
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Distributor
shall purchase Product from CTI at the prices set forth in
Schedule A , as amended in CTI’s sole discretion from
time to time. Upon an increase in price, Distributor may, at the
Product price in effect prior to the announced price increase,
purchase a one-time aggregate quantity of Product that does not
exceed [***] of the average monthly purchases made by Distributor
since the beginning of the Initial Term. In other words, upon a
price increase, Distributor may purchase a one-time aggregate
quantity of Product that equals Distributor’s monthly average
purchases of the Product since the Effective Date, plus [***], at
the Product price in effect prior to the announced price
increase.
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2.1.2
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All prices are
exclusive of federal, state and local excise, sales, use and other
taxes levied or imposed on the sale, shipment, delivery, ownership,
possession or resale of Product or any other activities
contemplated under this Agreement. Except for taxes on CTI’s
income, Distributor shall be liable for and pay all taxes imposed
in connection with the activities contemplated in this
Agreement.
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2.2
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Placing
Orders for the Product .
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2.2.1
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Distributor
shall order the Product from CTI, and CTI shall sell the Product to
Distributor. CTI shall arrange for shipment of the Product to the
Distributor pursuant to Section 2.3 of this Agreement.
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2.2.2
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With respect to
the timing of placing orders for the Product throughout the Initial
Term and all renewal terms thereafter, the Parties shall establish
a mutually agreeable forecasting procedure; provided, however, that
Distributor shall keep a minimum inventory on hand sufficient to
satisfy [***] of Product orders based upon current levels of
Product distribution. Upon request by Distributor, CTI agrees to
review this minimum inventory requirement and discuss possible
modifications with Distributor.
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2.3
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Shipment
of the Product to Distributor .
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2.3.1
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CTI shall ship
Product to Distributor F.O.B. shipping points at CTI’s
expense. Shipment shall be made by common carrier, overnight
courier or any other similar method of shipment in CTI’s sole
discretion. Title to Product shall transfer from CTI to Distributor
upon delivery by CTI of the Product to the common carrier. Risk of
loss of Product shall transfer from CTI to Distributor upon
delivery of Product to Distributor’s warehouse or other
storage facility.
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2.3.2
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Upon receipt of
shipments of Product at Distributor’s warehouse or other
storage facility, Distributor shall unload each shipment of Product
immediately.
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***
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Confidential
treatment has been requested as to certain portions of this
agreement. Such omitted confidential information has been
designated by asterisks and has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. ***
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2.3.3
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Distributor
shall carefully examine the Product upon delivery and shall notify
CTI of any non-delivery of a portion of a shipment or any defect in
any Product that is reasonably discoverable upon visual inspection
of the Product without unloading individual shipping units.
Distributor shall provide CTI with the notice required pursuant to
this Section 2.3.3 (i) by telephone within [***] business days
after receipt of such undelivered or damaged Product; and (ii) in
writing within [***] business days after such receipt. The written
notice of non-delivery or defect shall include a quantification of
the undelivered Product or a detailed written description of the
nature of the defect, as the case may be.
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2.3.4
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Upon receipt of
notice of non-delivery or defect, CTI, at its option, may (i) for
non-delivery, replace such undelivered Product or issue Distributor
a credit in the amount of the purchase price for any undelivered
Product; or (ii) for defective Product, replace or repair any
defective Product or issue Distributor a credit in the amount of
the purchase price for any defective Product.
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2.3.5
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In the absence
of written notice for any reason from Distributor to CTI in
accordance with the terms of this Section 2.3, a shipment of
Product shall be deemed to have been delivered and accepted by
Distributor as complete and in satisfactory condition as to defects
discoverable upon visual inspection.
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2.3.6
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Distributor
shall, at CTI’s expense, follow CTI’s instructions to
return to CTI or CTI’s third party disposal company any
Product delivered to Distributor that is not in compliance with
CTI’s specifications.
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2.4
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Storage
and Packaging .
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2.4.1
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Distributor
shall store Product at any of its warehouses or storage facilities
as it sees fit to meet distribution needs. Distributor shall not
manufacture, mix, or process any of the Product. Distributor shall
be responsible for inventory control of the Product, subject to
CTI’s determination of the appropriate shelf-life of the
Product. Distributor shall not commingle the Product with any other
item or product in Distributor’s custody or control. For so
long as any the Product is in Distributor’s possession,
Distributor shall store the Product in accordance with the
requirements set forth in the Product package insert and
FDA-approved labeling, including any requirements with respect to
refrigeration.
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2.4.2
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Distributor
shall not alter Product packaging without CTI’s prior written
consent and shall not alter Product labeling except to add a
prescription label to Product, as permitted by applicable law.
Distributor shall at all times comply with the information and
recommendations communicated by CTI in writing with respect to the
storage, handling and shipment of the Product.
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2.4.3
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Distributor
shall be responsible for all costs associated with storage,
handling and shipment of Product from Distributor’s warehouse
or other storage facility.
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***
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Confidential
treatment has been requested as to certain portions of this
agreement. Such omitted confidential information has been
designated by asterisks and has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. ***
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2.5.1
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All amounts due
to CTI under this Agreement are payable by check to CTI in United
States funds. CTI shall invoice Distributor for all amounts due
hereunder, and payment of the invoice shall be due, net of approved
returns, thirty (30) days from the date of the invoice; provided,
however, that Distributor will have sixty (60) days to pay the
initial invoice for the first delivery of Product.
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2.5.2
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In the event
that Distributor fails to pay such invoice in full within thirty
(30) days, Distributor shall pay CTI late payment charges of one
percent (1%) (or the maximum amount permissible under applicable
law, if lower) on all unpaid amounts calculated from the end of
that thirty (30) day period. The Parties agree that should any
provision of this Section 2.5.2 violate any law, rule or regulation
pertaining to usury or the contracting for or charging of interest,
then the excess of interest contracted for or charged or collected
over the maximum lawful rate of interest shall be applied as a
prepayment of future obligations due by Distributor to
CTI.
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2.5.3
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The Parties
agree that any discounts, rebates, incentives, or other reductions
in price issued by CTI to Distributor under this Agreement may
constitute a discount within the meaning of 42 U.S.C.
§1320a-7b and the corresponding regulations. Distributor may
have an obligation to disclose and reflect such discount to any
state or federal program that provides cost or charge based
reimbursement to Distributor for the items to which the discount
applies. In order to assist Distributor’s compliance with any
such obligations, CTI agrees that it shall fully and accurately
report all discounts on the invoices, coupons or statements
submitted to Distributor and inform Distributor of its obligations
to report such discounts; or where the value of a discount is not
known at the time of sale, CTI shall fully and accurately report
the existence of the discount program on the invoices, coupons or
statements submitted to Distributor, inform Distributor of its
obligations to report such discounts, and when the value of the
discount becomes known, provide Distributor with documentation of
the calculation of the discount identifying the specific goods or
services purchased to which the discount will be applied. It will
be then Distributor’s sole responsibility to disclose or
reflect such discounts to any state or federal program that
provides reimbursement to Distributor. CTI shall also provide to
Distributor any other information that Distributor may request that
is necessary for it to obtain in order to comply with any such
obligations, and CTI shall refrain from doing anything that would
impede Distributor from meeting its obligations under this Section
or applicable laws and regulations.
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2.6
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Product
Delivery Device .
Administration of the Product by a patient requires the use of a
unique delivery device, which is the specific customized breath
actuated delivery device used for administration of the Product
that is dispensed pursuant to a physician’s prescription and
that meets the requirements set out on the Product’s package
insert as approved by the FDA and has been selected by the CTI (the
“ Delivery Device ”).
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2.6.1
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Distributor
shall enter into a separate supply agreement with the manufacturer
of the Delivery Device, and Distributor shall order Delivery
Devices from the manufacturer in such quantities as are necessary
to meet the demand for the Delivery Device. Distributor and the
Delivery Device manufacturer shall establish a mutually agreeable
forecasting procedure as set forth in Section 2.2.3 above. The
Parties agree to meet every twelve (12) months to review and
discuss external factors that are affecting reimbursement of the
Delivery Device.
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2.6.2
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Distributor
acknowledges and agrees that each patient administering the Product
requires two Delivery Devices. Distributor shall monitor its
distribution of Product and establish a quality assurance program
that will ensure each patient who receives the Product, directly or
indirectly from Distributor, has at all times two Delivery
Devices.
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2.6.3
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Distributor
shall provide technical support for the Delivery Devices on an
ongoing basis, to distribute maintenance parts per the Delivery
Device manufacturer’s recommended schedule, and to ensure
next day delivery of a replacement Delivery Device if a reported
malfunction cannot be resolved.
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2.6.4
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Distributor
shall not redistribute any Delivery Devices that have been returned
to Distributor. The Delivery Device selected by CTI is approved for
use for a thirty-six (36) month period at which time it must be
replaced. Distributor shall establish a quality assurance program
that will initiate such replacement on a timely basis for any
current customers.
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2.6.5
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In the event
that CTI approves the use of an alternative Delivery Device, CTI
agrees to underwrite the costs of replacing all of the older
Delivery Devices in use by Distributor’s customers with a new
Delivery Device. (This does not include unused inventory of
Delivery Devices that can be returned to the manufacturer for full
credit). Distributor agrees to work in good faith to expeditiously
deliver the replacement Delivery Devices and to secure return of
the older Delivery Devices. The costs that will be reimbursed by
CTI include the cost of acquiring the replacement Delivery Devices
and the cost of shipping these Delivery Devices to
Distributor’s customers. In addition, if there is an
inventory of the older Delivery Devices on hand with Distributor
and the Delivery Device manufacturer will not accept return for
full credit of these Delivery Devices, CTI will reimburse
Distributor for the costs of this existing inventory.
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2.7
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Wholesale
Inquiries .
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2.7.1
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The Parties
acknowledge and agree that they are entering into an arrangement
whereby Distributor is providing retail pharmacy distribution
services, not wholesale distribution services. As used herein, the
Parties do not intend for the term “retail pharmacy” to
have any specific legal definition under federal or state
law.
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2.7.2
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In conjunction
with the understanding of the Parties set forth in Section 2.7.1,
Distributor shall, in a manner to be mutually agreed to by the
Parties, forward to the wholesale pharmacy designated by CTI, all
inquiries by potential wholesale customers regarding orders for the
Product.
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2.8
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Returns
and Recalls .
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2.8.1
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Returns . CTI will accept returns of Product as set out
in the standard operating procedures, a copy of which will be
provided to Distributor.
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(a)
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CTI shall
promptly notify Distributor of any recalls of the Product initiated
by CTI or required by the FDA. Upon receipt of notice of a recall
from CTI, Distributor shall immediately notify the affected
customers in accordance with product specific standard operating
procedures as mutually agreed upon by Distributor and CTI. CTI
shall provide Distributor with the form of letter to be used in
connection with notice of any recall which shall contain the
appropriate instructions as to whether the customer should return
or dispose of the affected Product.
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(b)
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CTI shall be
responsible for the mailing, shipping and reasonable administrative
expenses incurred by Distributor in connection with the recall as
well as the cost of replacement Product for customers, provided
that the reason for the recall does not arise from (i) the gross
negligence or intentional misconduct of Distributor or any of its
agents or employees, or (ii) failure of Distributor to comply with
the terms of this Agreement.
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(c)
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Distributor
shall cooperate in any recalls by providing relevant Product
tracking information to CTI.
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(d)
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Distributor
shall maintain for three (3) years after termination or expiration
of this Agreement such information as shall be reasonably required
by CTI to effect a Product recall after termination or expiration
of this Agreement, and shall make such information available to
CTI, at CTI’s request, in the event of such a
recall.
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(e)
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Distributor
shall cooperate with CTI in investigating any Product failure that
resulted in the need for a recall.
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ARTICLE 3
SERVICES PROVIDED BY
DISTRIBUTOR
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3.1
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Delivery
and Distribution-Related Services .
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3.1.1
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Reimbursement
Assessment .
Distributor shall investigate a prospective patient’s ability
to pay for the Product and Distributor shall make its
own
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determinations as to those
prospective patients to whom Distributor is willing to sell
Product.
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3.1.2
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Dedicated
Toll-Free Number .
Distributor shall offer its own toll free phone number,
1-866-4PH-TEAM, where health care professionals in clinics,
physician’s offices, infusion centers, or home care can: (i)
identify whether prospective patients have insurance benefits for
Product; (ii) coordinate timely delivery of Product and supplies;
and (iii) arrange to have medication billed directly to a
Patient’s (as that term is defined below) third party
payor.
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3.1.3
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Dispensing and Delivery to
Patients .
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(a)
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In-Network Provider .
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(i)
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If Distributor
is an in-network provider for a potential patient’s payor,
Distributor shall offer to serve the prospective patient directly
through Distributor’s retail pharmacy program. If the
prospective patient accepts Distributor’s offer to serve, the
prospective patient becomes a Patient (as that term is defined
below)). If the prospective patient does not accept
Distributor’s offer to serve, such prospective patient shall
be transferred to the administrator of CTI’s Call Center and
Reimbursement Support Services program in accordance with the
procedure set forth below in Section 3.1.3(b).
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(ii)
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In accordance
with a physician’s prescription, Distributor shall dispense
and deliver the Product and Delivery Device to patients located in
the Territory who are referred to Distributor by their treating
physician or provider (hospital, outpatient clinic, infusion
center, etc.) or by a managed care entity (“ Patients
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(iii)
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Distributor
shall deliver the Product and Delivery Device via Fed Ex, UPS or
other common carrier at its option,standard overnight delivery
service (or another mutually agreed to delivery service) to
Patients at their home, or to any other location at which the
Patient will receive inhalation therapy, such as a hospital, clinic
or infusion center, all as designated by such Patient. Distributor
shall track each shipment of Product and Delivery Device to
Patients and confirm receipt. Distributor shall use its best
efforts to dispense Product such that Product having the earliest
expiration date is shipped first from available
inventory.
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(iv)
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Distributor shall be responsible
for all billing and collection in connection with its sales of
Product and the Delivery Device to Patients. Distributor shall
obtain a Patient’s authorization for Distributor to directly
bill the Patient’s insurance company, government payor or
other third party payor and to have such
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benefit payments made directly to
Distributor. Distributor shall use reasonable efforts to obtain
reimbursement clearance, if necessary, for anticipated subsequent
orders from a Patient prior to actual receipt of the subsequent
order.
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(v)
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Distributor
shall ensure that a licensed pharmacist or nurse, to the extent
permitted by law, who is properly trained to answer Product-related
questions or requests for emergency supplies of Product, is
available by telephone, on a designated toll-free number, (i) from
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except
Distributor holidays (which shall include New Year’s Day,
Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day, and Christmas Day), for routine calls, and (ii) twenty-four
hours (24) per day for emergency calls. Distributor will not handle
requests for clinical information outside of the scope of
Distributor’s usual pharmacist or nurse counseling, which
will be limited to information covered in the package insert.
Request for medical information outside of the scope of
Distributor’s usual pharmacist or nurse counseling will be
transferred to CTI in accordance with standard operating procedures
developed by CTI.
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(vi)
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Distributor
shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with
distribution and delivery of Products and Delivery Devices to the
Patients.
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(b)
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Out-of-Network Provider
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(i)
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If Distributor
is not in-network due to either a closed network, lack of network
affiliation, or requirements for an in-state provider, and the
prospective patient wants to select Distributor, Distributor will
explain the requirements for the restrictive distribution system
for the Product to the prospective patient’s
payor.
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If that payor refuses to allow
Distributor to provide the Product, or if an in-state provider is
required by the payor in a state where Distributor does not have a
facility, then Distributor shall, within seventy-two (72) hours of
receipt of an inquiry from a such a potential patient, refer such
potential patient to the administrator of CTI’s Call Center
and Reimbursement and Support Services program, as such
administrator is identified on Schedule B , as such
administrator may be changed from time to time. In the event that
Distributor has to refer a potential patient to the administrator
of CTI’s Call Center and Reimbursement Support Services
program, Distributor shall, within forty-eight (48) hours after
referring such patient, advise the health care professional or
other individual who
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initiated the prescription, that
the patient was referred to the administrator.
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Retail
Pharmacy Services .
Distributor’s retail pharmacy services shall include the
following:
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(a)
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Distribution
services to Patients:
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(i)
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Obtaining the
prescription.
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(ii)
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Filling the
prescription and labeling medications in compliance with state and
federal pharmacy laws and payor requirements.
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(iii)
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Shipping
Product and the Delivery Devices to the administration site, and
following up via the Fed Ex, UPS or other common carrier tracking
system to confirm receipt.
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(iv)
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Providing
health care professionals with information about procedures for
Product administration and Delivery Device operation.
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(v)
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Providing
information about the Product and Delivery Device for the Patients
in compliance with federal and state regulatory
requirements.
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(vi)
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Computerized
next shipment scheduling capability for follow up doses and Product
device maintenance parts per the schedule recommended by the
manufacturer.
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(vii)
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Benefit
investigation with primary and secondary insurance, including the
collection of medical data for clearance and determination of
coverage such as co-pay, co-insurance and allowable.
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Price
negotiation with payor on individual patient basis and as in
network provider.
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(ix)
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Pre-certification and pre-authorization of
Patients.
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(x)
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Recertification
and re-authorization of Patients.
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(xi)
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Billing
assistance by contacting physicians in order to complete
Distributor’s documentation and Letters of Medical Necessity
on behalf of Patients.
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(xii)
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Financial
counseling to Patients specific to reimbursement by third party
payors and patient’s financial responsibility.
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(xiii)
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Distribution
– dispensing; clinical counseling and inventory
management.
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(xiv)
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Clinical
resource – Patient education and training related to
administration of Product in the home; operation of the Delivery
Device.
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(xv)
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Claims
reviews/tracking.
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(xvi)
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Appeals
management.
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(xvii)
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Medical review
documentation and process.
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(xviii)
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Management of
preventative maintenance of designated Product delivery
device.
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(b)
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Reimbursement
support to Patients shall include:
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(i)
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Contracting
with various third party payor groups (HMO, PPO, PBM, PPM,
indemnity) to obtain in-network provider status.
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(ii)
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Monitoring
Patients with closed networks or for whom Distributor is
out-of-network and follow-up to attempt to become an in-network
provider with these payors.
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(iii)
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Collaborate
with CTI to achieve formulary status for Product and to gain
network provider status to Distributor.
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(iv)
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Assisting
Patients with at least two rounds of appeals to such
Patients’ payors in the event that the payor denies a claim
for reimbursement of the Product and/or the Delivery
Device.
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(v)
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Initiating the
collection of data required for Medicare and other government
health benefit program documentation as determined to be necessary
by CMS or another government agency.
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(vi)
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Payor policy
research/information.
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(vii)
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Providing
reasonable support to CTI’s efforts to add the Product to
Medicaid formularies.
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(viii)
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Providing
financial education for uninsured or underinsured related to
alternatives for reimbursement.
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(ix)
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Investigating
state (Medicaid) and federal (Medicare) programs for uninsured and
underinsured.
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(x)
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Providing
resources to patients for patient initiated patient assistance
programs such as A.C.C.E.S.S. and CTI sponsored
programs.
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3.1.5
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Coverage
Support . Distributor
shall use reasonable efforts to attempt to obtain coverage for all
requests for the Product and the Delivery Device. Distributor shall
also use reasonable efforts to attempt to obtain favorable
reimbursement allowable amounts from payors for the Product and the
Delivery Device.
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3.1.6
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Billing
and Collection .
Distributor shall be responsible for all billing and collection in
connection with its sales of Product to Patients.
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3.2.1
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CTI has a need
for data regarding the use of the Product. To obtain such data,
Distributor shall maintain, in a database (the “
Database ”), information for each Patient and each
order as set out on Schedule C . Schedule C may be
amended only by mutual consent of the Parties. The redacted
information contained in the Database is the property of CTI and
Distributor jointly and severally, and is subject to the
confidentiality provisions set forth in Article 5. Upon the
termination or expiration of this Agreement, Distributor shall
provide CTI with a copy of the Database (as well as all of the
information contained therein), in a format to be mutually agreed
upon by the Parties.
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3.2.2
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As permitted by
law, Distributor shall generate from the Database and furnish to
CTI the reports set out on Schedule C at a mutually agreed
upon frequency. The reports shall identify Patients only by number
and not by name, and will otherwise be privacy compliant (with the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and
the regulations promulgated thereunder) via an encrypted data line
maintained at CTI’s cost. The Parties shall agree, as soon as
reasonably possible after execution of this Agreement, on the
format of the reports, which shall include all of the data elements
listed on Schedule C .
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3.2.3
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As information
on use of the Product by Patients is not readily available from
other commercial sources, Distributor has agreed to maintain the
Database and generate the accompanying data reports as a service to
CTI. The Parties acknowledge that the services performed by
Distributor pursuant to this Section 3.2 are not regularly
performed by a retail pharmacy; therefore, CTI agrees to compensate
Distributor for such services, which compensation, as more fully
set forth in Schedule D , has been determined to be fair
market value.
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3.3
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Persistence and
Compliance .
Distributor shall develop a persistence and compliance program for
Patients that includes (i) patient monitoring, education and
management to assure compliance to the Product’s package
insert, and (ii) managing programs resulting in premature
discontinuation of the Product. The persistence and compliance
program will be co-developed and co-owned by CTI and Distributor
and may include compliance risk assessment and additional follow up
visits by clinical staff as mutually agreed by CTI
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and Distributor. Fees for
establishing and operating a persistence and compliance program are
set out in Schedule D .
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3.4.1
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CTI will pay
Distributor a one-time start-up fee as stated in Schedule D
within two weeks of signing this Agreement in order to cover
start-up IT costs, training, travel, and program establishment;
provided, however, that Distributor has provided to CTI the
substantiation and documentation regarding these services as
required pursuant to Section 3.4.2.
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3.4.2
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For the
services provided by Distributor to CTI pursuant to Sections 3.2
(Data and Reports) and 3.3 (Persistence and Compliance), CTI will
pay Distributor fees in the amount set out on Schedule D .
The Parties acknowledge and agree that the compensation set forth
in Schedule D represents the fair market value of the
services being provided by Distributor to CTI, has been negotiated
in an arm’s-length transaction and has not been determined in
a manner which takes into account the volume or value of referrals
or business, if any, that may otherwise be generated between the
Parties. Distributor shall provide to CTI, in a manner agreed upon
by the Parties, suitable substantiation and documentation regarding
the nature, scope and valuation of the services
provided.
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3.4.3
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Distributor
shall bill CTI monthly for all fees calculated in accordance with
Schedule D . All billed amounts are due within thirty (30)
days of the date of invoice.
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3.4.4
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Except for the
fees otherwise expressly set forth in Schedule D ,
Distributor shall be responsible for all costs and expenses
associated with fulfilling Distributor’s obligations under
this Agreement.
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3.4.5
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The Parties
agree to meet every twelve (12) months and to review the fees paid
by CTI for the services set out
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