The listed price for brand-name drugs increased 11 percent last year, but the largest pharmacy benefits manager in the U.S. said it shielded employers it works with from the bulk of that increase. Read More »
Pharmaceutical companies, trial lawyers and tort reform advocates are closely following a case that the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up that addresses the issue of plaintiffs joining suits in other states. Read More »
The sPCMA Business Forum will be held March 8-9, providing valuable information into specialty drug benefit management, specialty pharmacies, drug manufacturers and related topics. Read More »
Eli Lilly & Co. has updated the label of Trulicity, a drug used to help control Type 2 diabetes, to state that the drug may be used in combination with insulin. Read More »
The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services is encouraging pharmacies to extend the scope of dispensing medications to foster immediate access to certain drugs. Read More »
i-Health Inc. is moving toward the acquisition of UP4 Probiotics from UAS Laboratories LLC in an arrangement the company believes will help it become a leader in the probiotic world. Read More »
The recent National Association of Chain Drug Stores Regional Chain Conference in Palm Beach, Florida addressed the important role of pharmacies in this country amid possible changes under President Donald Trump's administration. Read More »
Pfizer Inc. has partnered with relationship expert Logan Levkoff to host a Q&A session on relationship and intimacy advice for people dealing with chronic diseases. Read More »
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals was chosen to present at the 35th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this year. Read More »
Sanofi, a global leader in health care and medication distribution, has received FDA approval of Xyzal Allergy 24HR as an over-the-counter medicine. Read More »
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, an extension of the Centers for Disease Control, recommends not using the live influenza vaccine due to poor efficacy. Read More »
The U.S. House of Representative recently passed legislation that increases the role of pharmacists in patient needs by expanded the services that pharmacies offer. Read More »
Allergan PLC recently started See America, a new initiative to combat preventable blindness in the U.S. Read More »
Spartanburg County will receive 60 Opiate Overdose Kits, valued at more than $6,000, from Smith Drug Co. Read More »
Charles Holley Jr. has joined the Amgen Board of Directors as a member of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Responsibility and Compliance Committee. Read More »
Renova Therapeutics Inc. recently entered an alliance with Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. for the development of new treatments for congestive heart failure and Type 2 diabetes. Read More »
Five speakers to the Parenteral Drug Association Pharmaceutical Quality Metrics and Culture Conference have been named. Read More »
The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy recently made a new app available for members only. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted Intarcia Therapeutics' New Drug Application for ITCA 650, which can be used to treat Type 2 diabetes. Read More »
Nationwide mail-order pharmacy giant Express Scripts recently revealed successful limits to 2016 drug spending — yielding a 27 percent decrease over that of 2015 — from St. Louis as it released its annual Drug Trend Report. Read More »
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