CVS Health Corporation on Tuesday said it has completed the acquisition of Omnicare, the leading provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities, for a total value of almost $12.9 billion. Read More »

New data from the CVS Health Research Institute showed high levels of patient satisfaction with the quality of care delivered through telehealth at MinuteClinic retail medical clinics. Read More »

AbsoluteRX, a specialized compound pharmacy, announced it has completed approved licensed status in 38 different states, with approval pending in the remaining twelve. Read More »

Revionics, a global provider of end-to-end merchandise-optimization solutions, and its Russian distribution partner, SmartService Ltd., said on Tuesday that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to provide price-optimization services for A5 Pharmacy Ltd., one of Russia’s largest pharmacy retail chains. Read More »

Price Chopper Supermarkets in New York has announced the acquisition of Fairway Pharmacy in Montrose, Pennsylvania, made effective on Monday. Read More »

Anthem Inc. has issued a reminder to Medicare members with chronic conditions on Tuesday to ask their doctors about 90-day prescription fills to ensure patients don't have adverse health events. Read More »

Lawmakers tour Wedgewood Pharmacy's Swedesboro, New Jersey facilities. Read More »

The Michigan Business and Professional Association designated Meridian Health Plan as one of Metropolitan Detroit's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2015, the fourth consecutive year that the company has received this honor, Meridian said on Monday. Read More »

Armada to continue to sell and market Alferon N Injection, the FDA-approved natural interferon Read More »

iPhone app allows parents to customize the flavor of their child's medicine. Read More »

It was recently announced that Meridian Health Plan of Illinois has the second highest rate of human papillomavirus vaccinations for female adolescents among all health plans that report HEDIS data to the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Read More »

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. announced on Thursday it will be the sole distributor of KEVEYIS (dichlorphenamide), recently approved for the treatment of primary hyperkalemic and hypokalemic periodic paralysis, a group of rare hereditary disorders that cause episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis. Read More »

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy on Wednesday announced that BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy has joined the association as a silver founding member. Read More »

Kansas-based MedTrak Services, a division of Envision Rx, recently said it has acquired Smith Premier Services, a pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company based in South Carolina. The terms of the acquisition weren’t released. Read More »

Pharmacy data analytics company TRICAST said on Wednesday that is partnering with Zywave, a leading provider of software-as-a-service technology solutions for the insurance industry, to provide insurance brokers and their clients access to newly negotiated contract pricing with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Read More »

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), the national association that represents pharmacy benefit managers, recently filed a lawsuit in Arkansas challenging a new law requiring employers to pay higher rates to drugstores for prescription drugs. Read More »

To assist hospital pharmacy leaders amid gained responsibility for clinical and financial outcomes related to medication use across the continuum of care, VHA Inc. is offering a free webinar series, “Strategies to Optimize Pharmacy Performance." Read More »

Proxsys Rx, an integrated outpatient pharmacy provider, said Thursday it now offers an end-to-end solution to hospitals to help them comply with all aspects of the 340B program. Read More »

The Pharmabox Automated Pharmacy -- a new self-service, vending machine drugstore – is being unveiled in unconventional, under-served locations as fast as the Miami-based Pharmabox Inc., is able to set up the kiosks. Read More »

DripDrop, a new pharmacist-approved rehydration solution for children, adults and seniors, is now available at Ralphs. Read More »