MHLW approves GSK’s Nucala in Japan
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the approval of Nucala (mepolizumab) by the Japanese Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare (MHLW). Read More »
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the approval of Nucala (mepolizumab) by the Japanese Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare (MHLW). Read More »
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its interleukin 5 antagonist monoclonal antibody (lgG4 kappa), CINQAIR (reslizumab) Injection. Read More »
Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie company, and Janssen Biotech Inc., developers of the award-winning drug Imbruvica (ibrutinib) aim to continue enhancing the cancer-fighting drug’s clinical meaningfulness. Read More »
The top 15 pharmacies of 2015, ranked by total U.S. prescription dispensing revenues, are largely central-fill, mail and specialty pharmacies, according to a recent article released by the Drug Channels Institute. Read More »
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced this week that BELBUCA buccal film is now available. Read More »
AmerisourceBergen Corp. announced this week a long-term agreement with Publix that will bring brand name, generic and over-the-counter products to the supermarket chain. Read More »
Pharmaceutical companies worldwide have joined together to appeal to governments to aid them in taking on what are called "superbugs." Read More »
Mylan brought its generic form of Pfizer's bacteria-fighting drug Zyvox to market on Tuesday. Read More »
Global generic and specialty pharmaceutical company Mylan N.V.'s offer to acquire all issued and to-be-issued share capital of Perrigo Company plc expired Nov. 22. Read More »
AlliancePharma Inc. launched Elitex, the first virtual schedule manager of its kind to be designed specifically for pharmacies, Wednesday. Read More »
Rite Aid Corporation is now utilizing Pharmacy Quality Solutions’ (PQS) EQuIPP, an information management platform that provides unbiased performance data access to health plans and pharmacy organizations. Read More »
Central Admixture Pharmacy Services Inc. (CAPS) launched a new quality assurance program called "Test, Hold and Release" (THR) and a new consulting service Monday. Read More »
Mylan is slated to become the first drug maker to offer a new low-cost antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for individuals with AIDS. Read More »
Medication management provider Aethon's MedEx pharmacy operations management software platform recently integrated with Aesynt’s Connect-Rx. Read More »
Mylan Laboratories Limited, a subsidiary of global pharmaceutical company Mylan, expanded its health care offerings for women on Nov. 20 by acquiring Famy Care Limited's female health care businesses known as Jai Pharma. Read More »
Rite Aid became the first U.S. drugstore chain to offer Harmonyx genetic testing to customers on Thursday. Read More »
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Digest recently released its 2015 annual report on the pharmacy industry's economic climate, prompting Drug Channels Institute CEO Adam Fein to offer his own analysis of the data. Read More »
Pevonedistat showed promising results in the treatment of lymphoma. Read More »
A recent study by the Drug Channels Institute, a leading management educator for and about the pharmaceutical industry, analyzed the highly dynamic prescription drug distribution industry. Read More »
Drug Channels released its review of the Kaiser/HRET 2015 Employer Health Benefits Survey, which examines employer-sponsored health coverage at nearly 2,000 companies, on Oct. 13. “Bottom line: Employers didn’t make major changes this year, but they continue to shift prescription drug costs to beneficiaries and are focusing on specialty drug management,” Drug Channels’ writer Adam Fein said. Read More »