Pfizer Inc. recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline’s quadrivalent meningococcal ACWY vaccines Nimenrix and Mencevax. Read More »

Generic drugs are inexpensive when there is competition, but less so when conditions on the supply side of the generic-drug market hamper competition, which is exactly what’s happening in the wholesale drug industry, Devon Herrick, senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, said. Read More »

More than 250,000 cancer patients are now using My Care Plus, McKesson Specialty Health’s online patient portal, the company said on Monday.“More and more patients today are tech-savvy and want to actively self-manage their health care,” Dan Lodder, vice president and general manager of Technology Solutions, Information and Technology Services for McKesson Specialty Health, said. Read More »

Problems with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy's operating procedures were uncovered recently by the State Auditor's Office (SAO).The Board of Pharmacy is charged with the inspection of all compounding pharmacies in the state to be sure they are complying with all laws and regulations. Read More »

The Texas State Auditor's Office (SAO) recently said it found problems with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy's operating procedures. It is the responsibility of the Board of Pharmacy to inspect all compounding pharmacies in the state to be sure they are complying with all laws and regulations. Read More »

The Center for American Progress has put forward a proposal to make changes within Medicare aimed at helping users, including instituting consumer-friendly ratings of the benefits new drugs may have, limiting what patients must pay for new drugs and requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose how much is actually spent on researching and bringing new drugs to market, the Associated Press said. Read More »

Xerox recently began working with MO HealthNet, Missouri’s state Medicaid division, to tackle the prescription-opioid drug abuse epidemic by using technology that increases the communication between physicians and pharmacists to ensure that opioids are prescribed and used safely. Read More »

XBiotech, a developer of True Human therapeutic antibodies, announced Tuesday the completion of the first cohort in its Phase 1 of 2 for a clinical study of a novel True Human monoclonal antibody therapy to treat all forms of Staphylococcus aureus infections. Read More »

UT Southwestern Medical Center President Daniel K. Podolsky and faculty members recently joined U.S. Reps. Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) and Joe Barton (R-TX) in a roundtable discussion on the 21st Century Cures Act. Read More »

Texas-based health care corporation VHA, Inc., launched a free webinar series this week, titled “Strategies to Optimize Pharmacy Performance," that is intended to help pharmacy leaders position their pharmacies as strategic assets. Read More »

Revionics, a global provider of end-to-end merchandise-optimization solutions, and its Russian distribution partner, SmartService Ltd., said on Tuesday that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to provide price-optimization services for A5 Pharmacy Ltd., one of Russia’s largest pharmacy retail chains. Read More »

To assist hospital pharmacy leaders amid gained responsibility for clinical and financial outcomes related to medication use across the continuum of care, VHA Inc. is offering a free webinar series, “Strategies to Optimize Pharmacy Performance." Read More »

McKesson Ventures, the venture capital arm of McKesson Corporation, on Monday announced that Dave Schulte has been appointed managing director, effective Sept. 8. Read More »

Boston Medical Center has received a $1.3-million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to support a demonstration project of pharmacy-based naloxone rescue kits to help reduce opioid addiction and overdose death in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Read More »

Covance Drug Development recently relocated its Dallas clinical research unit to a new, fit-for-purpose clinical research facility in the same building. Read More »

The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) recently released its formal comments about its concerns over the proposed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) memorandum of understanding. Read More »

Kit Check recently announced that it has added six new members to its sales group, expanding the team to further reach the company’s goals. Read More »

McKesson has launched Paragon Clinician Hub, a web-based information presentation and workflow management solution to help physicians and other care providers better manage the mass of everyday patient information and clinical tasks. Read More »

U.S. Oncology Research yesterday announced a new collaboration with Cure Forward, a patient activation company, to make personalized medicine more accessible in the community setting, reinforcing the teamwork between physicians and patients. Read More »

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday called on the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to reinstate the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days. Read More »