AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical's Tagrisso was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Nov. 13 as a treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Read More »

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in commemorating the recent Get Smart about Antibiotics Week. Read More »

The Phoenix Business Journal honored Avella Specialty Pharmacy with two Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards Nov. 12. Read More »

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted Accu-Break Pharmaceutical's New Drug Application (NDA) for warfarin potassium Thursday. Read More »

Janssen Research & Development submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Friday for the approval of Invokamet as an adjunctive treatment in adults with type 2 diabetes. Read More »

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first nasal spray version of naloxone Wednesday as an emergency life-saving treatment for opioid overdose. Read More »

Biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca recently agreed to sell the U.S. rights to its Crohn's disease drug Entocort to Perrigo Company for $380 million. Read More »

Pfizer and Allergan, two of the biggest names in the pharmaceutical industry, announced that they are merging today as part of a deal valued at approximately $160 billion.  Read More »

Hikma Pharmaceuticals is back in compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after it received a warning letter from the agency in 2014. Read More »

Immune Pharmaceutical, Inc. expanded its leadership team last week with the addition of two new hires. Read More »

ProCare Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Inc., has partnered with VITAS Healthcare on mail-order pharmacy solutions that can be used to help VITAS’ hospice patients. Read More »

SKYGEN USA recently launched a data analytics company intended to help large employers reduce the rising costs of prescription drugs. Read More »

A recent Avalere Health study revealed significant differences in cost-effectiveness for U.S. patients between long-term care pharmacies (LTC) and retail pharmacies. Read More »

The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse granted The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) an Avant-Garde Award, to work on developing a drug to help provide a heroin vaccine for drug addicts. Read More »

In the wake of health plans transitioning from broad networks and straightforward reimbursement approaches to narrow networks and alternative payment methods, McKesson Health Solutions introduced a new pricing tool Tuesday called "Reimbursement Manager 3.0." Read More »

Allergan recently partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to raise awareness about the dangers of the overuse of antibiotics. Read More »

A recent study by the CVS Health Research Institute found that the pharmacy retailer's prescription refill program boosts medication adherence while reducing drug waste. Read More »

The American Medical Association (AMA) is asking for a ban on all prescription drug advertisements, citing the rising costs of pharmaceuticals. Read More »

Walgreens recently expanded its partnership with MDLIVE  to offer more consumers access to the company's virtual health services through its mobile app. Read More »

ARxIUM was named a two-category leader in a 2015 report by independent healthcare research firm KLAS, which ranks the year's top-performing medical equipment. The "2015 Best in KLAS: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure" report used data gathered from surveys and interviews with healthcare providers and administrators around the United States and Canada.   Read More »