The pharmaceutical world may soon see an increase in personal compounded medications as Compounding Pharmacy of America attained national accreditation by the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB) Friday. Read More »

Johnson & Johnson recently completed an agreement to purchase hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug developer Novira Therapeutics. Read More »

As the landscape of the health care industry is ever-changing, the McKesson Pharmacy Optimization team is shedding light on five trends expected to effect health system pharmacies next year.  Read More »

The U.S. Senate officially withdrew an amendment calling for personal importation of prescription drugs from Canada during a budget reconciliation legislation meeting Thursday. 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 »

British drug maker AstraZeneca has enlisted the help of Voluntis to develop a companion mobile app for women with ovarian cancer who are undergoing a combination therapy. Read More »

Medication management provider Aethon's MedEx pharmacy operations management software platform recently integrated with Aesynt’s Connect-Rx. Read More »

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) released its annual National Health Expenditures report for 2014 on Wednesday. Read More »

At the recent Health and Human Services Convention, the increased competition of drugs and the elimination of delays on drug approvals were discussed to improve patient access to drugs and lower costs. Read More »

Cigna Corporation's shareholders approved its proposed merger with Anthem Thursday. Read More »

The American Society of Health System Pharmacists released the "NICU Primer for Pharmacists" to help neonatal caregivers understand the medicine they are giving to patients. Treating neonatal patients is often complex and complicated, so medicating them requires a deep understanding of pharmaceuticals to give to these fragile patients. Dr. Amy Holmes wrote the published work. Read More »

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has selected Avella Specialty Pharmacy to distribute NINLARO, a new pharmaceutical drug that is used for treating patients with multiple myeloma. NINLARO is a FDA-approved oral proteasome inhibitor that blocks certain growth enzymes produced by cancerous cells. The drug is for use in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone. Read More »

The drug Envarsus XR will be available at transplant pharmacy BiologicTx Monday. "BiologicTx's primary focus and responsibility is to provide the transplant patient with the best possible products," Sal Rafanelli said. As a pharmacy that focuses on specialty areas, Biologic Tx is looking forward to having the drug. Envarsus helps transplant recipients suppress kidney rejections. Read More »

The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently submitted a proposal to improve Medicare by offering transparency in drug costs while reducing costs for consumers. Read More »

Omnicell will showcase its new and enhanced medication management solutions during this year's American Society of Health-System Pharmacists mid-year meeting next Monday through Thursday in New Orleans. Read More »

A.T. Kearney and the Outreach and Business Development Working Group of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Retail Advisory Board (RAB) revealed their study Tuesday on the digital marketing campaigns of retailers, CPG manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies.  Read More »

A new study by pharmaceutical company Sanofi reveals that the majority of Americans are generally unaware of the dangers related to counterfeit medications -- a trend that causes up to 1 million deaths around the world each year. Read More »

Publix's pharmacies began offering free medications Tuesday as part of its free medication program. Read More »

The American College of Cardiology held a roundtable Oct. 24  to discuss health care issues and anticoagulation management. Read More »

Express Scripts partnered with Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Tuesday to provide a more affordable version of a life-saving drug known as Daraprim. Read More »