Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board recognizes company for sterile compounding of prescriptions Read More »

Company on track to achieve 15 percent carbon reduction goal by 2018. Read More »

$65 million sale of privately owned Danish company to be financed with cash on hand Read More »

Underserved Areas Enhancement Act would make sure all Medicare patients received pharmacy services. Read More »

New York is considering limiting the abilities of pharmacy benefit managers concerning maximum allowable costs for drugs. Two bills in committee, sponsored by Sen. Kemp Hannon and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, would implement an appeals process for contracted pharmacies to dispute maximum allowable cost (MAC) schedules set by pharmacy benefit managers. Read More »

CVS Health announced yesterday that it will rebuild its CVS/pharmacy locations in Baltimore, Maryland, that were damaged during protests last week. Read More »

A report published today by Grand View Research said the pharmacy automation devices market is projected to continue growing at an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3 percent from 2014 to 2020. Read More »

The findings of a new Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study details methods through which pharmacies might form partnerships with physicians and families in an effort to reduce illnesses related to asthma. Read More »

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) recently accepted the Victorian Government budget commitments and funding initiatives, which will improve the pharmacy business in Australia. Read More »

TrialCard, a patient access and affordability solutions provider, is participating in the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs annual Technology and Business Conference this week. Read More »

The Remedy Group will give a presentation titled “The Pitfalls to Growth and Maintaining the Patient Experience” at the 2015 Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit. Read More »

State lawmakers around America have passed legislation limiting the competition among pharmacies, at the expense of consumers and pharmacy benefit managers, said Devon Herrick, senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis. Read More »

Cardinal Health exec says a gender gap still exists between men and women in pharmacy ownership. Read More »

MAXIMUS, a global provider of government services, said Monday it launched DecisionPoint for Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) to help states navigate the complexities of public drug benefit programs. DecisionPoint for PBM combines a comprehensive software application with decades of Medicaid program administration experience, resulting in a solution that addresses the need for states to better manage prescription drug programs used by a rapidly expanding and increasingly diverse group of bene Read More »

H.R. 2175 would also cut premiums for workers and retirees Read More »

he House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), continued its series of hearings on Friday focusing on the growing problem of prescription drug and opioid abuse. “Over the past five weeks, this subcommittee has heard from opioid-addiction experts working within local communities and our leading academic and research centers, ¨ Murphy said. Read More »

Rita Habib was recently selected as the 2015-2016 American College of Clinical Pharmacy--American Society of Health-System Pharmacists--Virginia Commonwealth University (ACCP-ASHPVCU) Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow, and is scheduled to begin her fellowship program on Sept. 1. Read More »

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said last week that new, privacy-protected data on Medicare Part D prescription drugs prescribed by physicians and other health care professionals in 2013 is now available. Read More »

CSI Specialty Group yesterday announced a partnership with UHC Pharmacy Program to support strategic planning for payer contracting. Read More »

ATECH Inc., a Washington state manufacturer of the SmartCells cushioning technology, will be featured at the Spring Hospital conference in Orlando, Florida, today through Wednesday. Read More »