DEA to hold prescription drug disposal event
National Drug Take-Back Day scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 Read More »
National Drug Take-Back Day scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 Read More »
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) has submitted comments in response to the Medicaid managed care proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, expressing the need for improvements within the proposal. Read More »
Mike Pritts, executive vice president of product innovation at Surescripts, recently wrote a blog post touting the importance of IT automation to the healthcare industry. Read More »
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) praised passage of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to accelerate the pace of cures and medical breakthroughs in the United States on Friday. Read More »
The National Association of Professional Women honored Alyssa Greed as a 2015-2016 inductee into its VIP Woman of the Year Circle for her prominent leadership in pharmacy. Read More »
For the eighth consecutive year, Rite Aid is serving as the presenting sponsor of The Skin Cancer Foundation’s annual Road to Healthy Skin Tour, which started Monday. Read More »
Rite Aid Corp. yesterday announced that Bryan Everett will be the new executive vice president of store operations, effective Aug. 3. Read More »
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy CEO Edith Rosato issued a statement on Thursday concerning the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in King vs. Burwell and its effects on patients covered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)."The U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the contested language in the ACA is positive news for millions of Americans who will continue to have access to affordable prescription drugs, a benefit that many of us take for granted,” Rosato said. Read More »
Three pharmacy organizations have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to delay enforcement of the "track & race" requirement. Read More »
Rite Aid has completed the acquisition of Envision Pharmaceutical Services from the global private investment firm TPG and other shareholders. Read More »
Walgreens on Monday launched its app for Apple Watch that helps remind people to take medications as prescribed through the features Pill Reminder and Refill Reminder. Read More »
Walgreens on Wednesday announced an expansion of its telehealth platform, in collaboration with telehealth services provider MDLIVE, to users in Colorado, Illinois and Washington. Read More »
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) will hold a training and preparation session July 31 to Aug. 1 in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.The session, called the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CGP) Exam Preparation and Recertification Boot Camp, will provide workshop-style training for pharmacists hoping to obtain board certification or to earn recertification credits. Read More »
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) brought together health care leaders for a two-day conference in Alexandria, Virginia, this week to discuss issues pertaining to market readiness, acceptance and use of biosimilars. Biosimilars consist of living molecules that are versions of biological therapies. 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 »
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) said on Tuesday that it has endorsed three new measures to assess the use of opioids from more than one provider or high dosages prescribed to noncancer patients. PQA officials hope the new measures will help fight prescription opioid abuse and overdoses. Read More »
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, but it is concerned that more needs to be done to address prescription drug abuse. Read More »
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is taking action to help TRICARE beneficiaries amid recent aggressive and misleading marketing practices of some compounding pharmacies targeting TRICARE, Dr. George Jones, DHA's chief of pharmacy operations, said recently. Compounding pharmacies prepare medications for patients who need different medication-strength levels than those available in commercial products. Read More »
Ateb yesterday announced its continued relationship with the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and the appointments of four Ateb pharmacists to PQA’s measure development teams and stakeholder advisory panels for 2015. Read More »
Five Medicare plans received Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Quality Awards, the organization announced Tuesday. Read More »