The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) announced this week that it has approved a measure that urges Congress to ban advertisements for prescription medication and related devices.   Read More »

Data from safety, comparable efficacy and immunogenicity studies on Biogen biologics, Benepali and Flixabi, were featured during the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2016) this past week. Read More »

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) announced Wednesday that Lisa Gersema was selected as the organization’s president during its Summer Meetings and Exhibition in Baltimore. Read More »

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) this week announced the next part of its campaign that explains the functions of pharmacy benefit managers (PBM). Read More »

Onzetra Xsail from Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc. was featured in presentations during the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting that took place this past week in San Diego. Read More »

Biotie Therapies Corp. announced on Monday that it has officially delisted its American depository shares (ADS) from the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ US). Read More »

Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that clinical study results have indicated that its LIMITX technology in deterrence medication has been shown to have positive, the company announced this past week. Read More »

Data from clinical studies from medications in development from Allergan will be presented during the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe event that will be taking place this week. Read More »

Allergan has announced its support for a public service announcement (PSA) to help those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease that is being launched by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) on Tuesday. Read More »

Minnesota’s UnitedHealth Group, based in Minnetonka, recently recalibrated its leadership team as it forges ahead with new products and services to serve its members with the latest developments in medical care coverage and benefits. Read More »

Zealand announced that data on its iGlarLixi drug candidates are being presented recently during the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Scientific Sessions. Read More »

Data from research on AbbVie candidate medications was featured during the European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Congress that took place in Denmark this past week. Read More »

Pfizer recently announced that several studies and analyses for its tofacitinib citrate (XELJANZ) treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will be featured at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016). Read More »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Advisory Committees has recommended extended-release capsules for ALO-02 from Pfizer. Read More »

McKesson detailed the occurrences of prescription abandonment tied to financial motivations in a recent article. Read More »

Pfizer announced last week that Jim Furyk has joined the company in advocating awareness for older individuals at risk for infectious diseases, including pneumococcal pneumonia. Read More »

CVS Pharmacies now open in Target store-in-store format; first CVS presence in Oregon. Read More »

ViiV Healthcare announced this week that it has reached a public tender agreement with the Botswana Ministry of Health to implement a "Treat All" program for HIV patients. Read More »

Rite Aid celebrated the opening of a new distribution center located in Spartanburg, S.C. this past week. Read More »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that it has taken legal action against 4,402 websites that had been selling illicit prescription drugs and unapproved prescription drugs. Read More »