Arthur J. Gallagher has acquired Solid Benefit Guidance (SBG), one of the largest and most highly-respected pharmaceutical benefits consulting firms in the country, according to an announcement on Friday. Read More »

SmartStory Technologies has partnered with Catamaran Corp., a pharmacy-benefits manager, to produce personalized, instructional videos for patients using medications from BriovaRx, a specialty-pharmacy subsidiary of Catamaran, using SmartStory's cloud-based video-delivery platform, SmartStory said on Wednesday. Read More »

Pharmacists' salaries rose in 2014, up 1.6 percent from the prior year, in conjunction with the pharmacy industry’s better-than-expected profit picture, according to Adam J. Fein, CEO of the Drug Channels Institute. Read More »

Walmart pharmacies have begun using medication therapy management (MTM) technology developed by SinfoníaRx, Walmart said on Wednesday. “We are incredibly excited to launch this new program with Walmart,” Kevin Boesen, founder and CEO of SinfoníaRx, said. “Managing complex, chronic illnesses is a real challenge. Read More »

Officials from more than 150 food companies, retailers and human and animal health stakeholders attended the recent White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship to make public their commitments to making changes over the next five years: to stem the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, find resistant strains, preserve the potency of antibiotics already in use and quell the spread of resistant infections. Read More »

Meridian Health Plan is growing. Read More »

PerformSpecialty LLC has been awarded Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation from URAC, a Washington, D.C.-based third-party accreditation organization, the company announced Tuesday. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and CVS Health are forming a partnership in order to promote the use of an online tool that can suggest preventive care services, they announced Tuesday. Read More »

Guardian Pharmacy LLC and Winyah Pharmacy Solutions have acquired Preferred Care Pharmaceutical Services (PCPS), merger adviser Generational Equity said on Tuesday.Generational Equity Vice President Mark Breheny and Managing Director Don Sawyer led the negotiations for its client, PCPS. Read More »

Genoa said on Wednesday that it has purchased Northeast Pharmaceuticals (NEP). Financial terms were not disclosed.“The addition of NEP to Genoa brings together two providers of specialty behavioral health pharmacy services into one organization committed to a common mission,” Genoa CEO John Figueroa said. Read More »

"Biosimilars: U.S. Payer Perspectives," a report by FirstWord that provides details on the U.S. biologics market and gives insights from 12 United States payers from a variety of different organizations, projects spending on biologics will reach $100 billion in the U.S. over the next few years. Read More »

Carena announced today it has had strong growth in 2015 with the launch of four new health system partnerships that have expanded access to 6.3 million people through system-branded virtual clinics. Read More »

Software meant to assist health care organizations meet new Drug Supply Chain Security Act requirements. Read More »

Sam Daniel will oversee accounting, treasury, cash management, planning, budgeting and asset management. Read More »

A report was released on Monday by the American Pharmacists Association indicating value in both lowered costs and care quality in having pharmacists available at patient-centered medical-homes (PCMH), based on a one-year pilot program at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.          Read More »

Medical management consulting firm HTMS, an Emdeon subsidiary, said on Monday that it is expanding its care-management consulting services, allowing the company to meet growing demand from health care providers and hospitals regarding integrated-care programs.This increasing demand can be attributed to payers and providers taking on additional medical risks. Read More »

Qudexy XR, a treatment option for seizures, has been approved for an expanded indication that will allow it to be used In patients as young as 2 years old, drug maker Upsher-Smith said on Monday. This treatment already had been approved for patients 10 and up since June 2014. It Is primarily used as a therapeutic measure for patients prone to partial-onset or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. The capsules can be ground into a fine powder and sprinkled onto soft food for patients who h Read More »

A RAND Corp. study indicates that patients are generally prescribed antibiotic treatments at the same rate for acute respiratory infection for in-person and virtual exams. Read More »

Lack of training, education and resources cited as reason for not using technology Read More »

ScripsAmerica Inc. late last week was granted a license to distribute its products in the state of Ohio -- bringing the total number of states in which the company holds licenses to 14. Read More »