Community pharmacy and small business representatives will gather May 12-13 at the Hilton Crystal City at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., for the National Community Pharmacists Association's (NCPA) 2015 Annual Legislative Conference. Read More »

Celgene Corp. has entered a share purchase agreement with Quanticel Pharmaceuticals Inc. and will acquire the company, Celgene announced on Monday.  Read More »

Rite Aid Pharmacies encourages Washington residents to vaccinate themselves and their children amid increasing pertussis cases in the state, the company announced Monday. Read More »

Company hires chief medical officer, chief technology officer and chief operating officer. Read More »

St. Louis-based Centene Corp. on Monday announced the appointment of Ken Yamaguchi as executive vice president and chief medical officer. Read More »

A recently released market research report shows the Global Pharmacy Automation market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 7.01 percent from 2014 to 2019. Read More »

Health system will utilize a number of Omincell's products Read More »

Akorn Inc., a specialty generic pharmaceutical company, has announced recent executive appointments for roles on the Akorn management team. Read More »

Inside Pharmacy, a journal that compiles pertinent information such as clinical, business and regulatory issues for nurse practitioners, physician's assistants and pharmacy managers, was recently introduced by The Lynx Group. Read More »

With a few days left for New Yorkers without health insurance to enroll in a health care plan, the New York State of Health (NYSOH) yesterday announced a partnership with CVS/pharmacy to make more enrollment resources available before the April 30 special enrollment deadline. Read More »

The Academy of Independent Pharmacy (AIP) and Aureus Health Services on Wednesday announced its partnership for a specialty pharmacy services program. Read More »

Proxsys Rx, an integrated outpatient pharmacy provider, on Wednesday announced the launch of a Pharmacy Benefit Management service to serve health care systems, hospitals and other major employers. Read More »

Publix pharmacies this month reached more than 50 million free prescriptions filled for customers in the past eight years. Read More »

The National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) released a white paper on the risks high specialty drug prices pose to patients and the health care system on Monday. Read More »

Catamaran Corp. recently announced that its Safe & Effective Compound Use Reassurance Effort (SECURE) reduced spending on compound medication for its clients by more than 70 percent over one year. Read More »

The Florida State Board of Pharmacy said on Tuesday that it has hired ACHC Inspection Services to conduct compounding pharmacy inspections for nonresident pharmacies. The board requires nonresident compounding pharmacies to undergo an approved inspection before they can receive a state permit for nonresident sterile compounding. Read More »

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is leading action on the role of pharmacists in addressing the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a result of advocacy by The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA). Read More »

RxEOB today announced the authorization of the white paper, “Targeted Messaging Emerges as an Essential Service in Post-Reform Health Care," that emphasizes the need for health care professionals to stay ahead of the technology curve by using effective messaging strategies on patients’ mobile devices, which is the quickest, most secure and most effective communication mode available. Read More »

Approximately 700 people gathered in Albany, New York's capital, on Tuesday to lobby for the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York's goals, one of which is to amend the state’s anti-mandatory mail order law. Read More »

Express Scripts said Tuesday that workers’ compensation pharmacy spending increased 1.9 percent in 2014 and a 5.4 percent decrease in utilization assisted in offsetting a 7 percent increase in the cost per prescription. Read More »