Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced that it has exercised warrants for the purchase of 22,696,912 common stock shares of AmerisourceBergen Corp. for a total payment of $1.17 billion. Read More »
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has published “Extemporaneous Formulations for Pediatric, Geriatric and Special Needs Patients” to aid in the treatment of patients who require medication dosages and forms that are not available commercially. Read More »
Pfizer has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted its Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for XELJANZ (tofacitinib citrate) for review. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance that will help the pharmaceutical industry in its development of approved generic opioid drugs that contain abuse-deterrent formulations (ADF). Read More »
Pharmacy benefit managers could save labor unions, employers, government programs and consumers upwards of $654 billion during the next ten years, according to a new campaign launched by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), the national group representing pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. Read More »
A new Kaiser Permanente study documents that stroke patients are more likely to take their prescribed medication when it is delivered to their home, proving patients want convenience. Read More »
AstraZeneca today announced the results from the SOCRATES trial that examined the effectiveness of Brilinta/Brilique (ticagrelor) 90 mg tablets meant to be taken twice a day compared to aspirin100 mg once per day in patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Read More »
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has published a step-by-step guide that is intended to help clinical coordinators and managers thrive in the workplace. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cinqair (reslizumab) for the treatment of severe asthma in combination with other asthma medicines in patients 18 years of age or older. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Taltz (ixekizumab), which was designed for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week the approval of Anthim (oblitoxaximab) injection for the treatment of inhalational anthrax to be used in combination with antibacterial drugs. Read More »
Amgen has announced that it will present 19 abstracts associated with its cardiovascular portfolio that will include new data from the evaluation of Repatha (evolocumab) at the American College of Cardiology’s 65th Annual Scientific Session (ACC 16). Read More »
Cellectis has entered into an agreement with Takara Bio Inc. for the supplying and licensing of RetroNectin, a recombinant human fibronectin fragment. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced labeling changes that will be required class-wide for immediate-release (IR) opioid pain medicines. Read More »
Rockwell Medical has announced that the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) has accepted its Triferic drug product submission. Read More »
The ASHP’s Match program has continued to show progress and is continuing to grow at a rapid pace. Read More »
Advaxis has announced that data from its ADXS-HER2 dose-escalation study in canine osteosarcoma (OSA) has been published in Clinical Cancer Research, an online publication of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) on March 18. Read More »
Amgen and UCB have announced positive high quality results from the pivotal Phase 3 placebo-controlled study evaluatIng the efficiency and safety of romosozumab in treating men with osteoporosis (BRIDGE) trial. Read More »
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) held its eighth annual RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill this week to showcase grassroots activism and political engagement. Read More »
The U.S. Senate this week passed the National Association of Chain Drug Stores-backed Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016 (S. 483). Read More »
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