The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed a recommendation made in the Report of the National Review of Mental Health that incentives be introduced to include pharmacists as key members of the mental health care team. Read More »

Attorney general issues consumer alert saying drugs purchased online may be dangerous. Read More »

Sandoz receives approval to market Glatopa. Read More »

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association on Thursday announced that launch of the Biosimilars Council, a division of GPhA. Read More »

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. on Tuesday announced it has reached a definitive agreement with Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd. Read More »

Regulatory Compliance Associates (RCA), a life-sciences consultancy, said on Thursday that its cooperative effort with Unique Pharmaceuticals will help the latter demonstrate compliance with new federal compounding industry regulations. “We’re proud to partner with Unique Pharmaceuticals as they lead the compounding pharmacy industry in demonstrating their commitment to quality,” Andrew Harrison, chief regulatory affairs officer at RCA, said. Read More »

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the commercialization and development of its non-antibiotic anti-infective products, said on Thursday that it has signed a nationwide distribution agreement with AmerisourceBergen. Read More »

Praxsyn Corp. on Tuesday announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Mesa Pharmacy Inc., entered into a business associate agreement in January with Products for Doctors for marketing and other services. Read More »

Atlantic Information Services Inc. (AIS) on Tuesday announced that all 2014 data on the prescription drug benefit offerings of commercial health plans is available for full use in a fully interactive demo of AIS’s Rx Benefit Data. Read More »

Consumers urged to purchase only from NABP-approved sites Read More »

The Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) today released the results of its 2015 PBM Customer Satisfaction Survey. Read More »

Newly created company looks toward wholesale pharmaceuticals, retail pharmacies, innovative global brand Read More »

The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) on Wednesday announced a newly formed partnership with the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP). Read More »

IMS Health recently released a report reviewing the use of medicine in the United States in 2014, revealing that medicine spending increased at the highest rate since 2001. Read More »

The board of directors at Prime Therapeutics LLC has named Jim DuCharme president and CEO, with him starting in that capacity Monday. Read More »

The SSI Group Inc., a provider of health care revenue cycle solutions, announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Provider Advantage NW Inc., a provider of patient access management software. Read More »

Wellpartner, Inc., a provider of 340B contract pharmacy programs for a variety of safety net hospitals and clinics, introduced AccessIntegra, a customizable, analytical reporting tool for covered entities operating 340B contract pharmacy networks on Monday. Read More »

Zebra Technologies Corp. on Monday released survey results that found 97 percent of surveyed health care organizations agree that the Internet of Things (IoT) will be the most strategic technological tool their organizations will use this decade. Read More »

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) blog posted April 10 highlights the benefits of FDA collaborations in reducing the number of unapproved drugs while working to prevent drug shortages.  Read More »

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recently published “How to Implement the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process,” a guidebook that introduces the pharmacists’ care process. The Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners adopted the pharmacists’ care process in May 2014. Read More »