NACDS Foundation awards $230,000 in scholarships and grants
NACDS Foundation scholarships for educational programs were awarded last night in Palm Beach. Read More »
FMCNA dialysis division becomes Fresenius Kidney Care
Fresenius Medical Care North America announces new name for its dialysis division. Read More »
CVS Health partners with Curbside to make shopping easy
Curbside application allows shoppers to shop at CVS Pharmacies with a mobile phone. Read More »
naviHealth Inc. to acquire Curaspan Health Group Inc.
Addition of Curaspan platform to naviHealth's technology and services will improve patient referrals and post-discharge care. Read More »
Walgreens and SSM Health announce transition of Walgreens health clinics
SSM Health to take over 27 of Walgreens' retail health clinics in the St. Louis area. Read More »
ASHP announces 2016 Fellows
Thirty-seven pharmacists were honored for excellence in pharmacy practice. Read More »
NACDS announces 2016-17 Board and Executive Committee members
NACDS elected new officers and members at its annual meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. Read More »
Citizens Against Government Waste decry ‘any willing provider’ provision
Citizens Against Government Waste continues to oppose state or federal legislation that would enact an “Any Willing Provider” provision to Medicare Part D. Read More »
Surescripts recognizes 2015 White Coat of Quality Award winners
Sixteen technology vendors and health systems were recently honored with Surescripts 2015 White Coat of Quality Award. Read More »
Baxter mobile application reduces health risks to India's mothers and babies
Sisu Janani Seva "mHealth" allows health care workers to monitor pregnant women and babies. Read More »
NACDS thanks legislators for sponsoring 'Better Care, Lower Cost Act'
Sponsors of H.R. 4878 were thanked for efforts to amend the Social Security Act to provide better health care to patients with chronic medical conditions. Read More »
AstraZeneca announces more than 60 presentations at AACR meeting
AstraZeneca and its R&D arm, MedImmune, to present abstracts, oral presentations and lectures in New Orleans. Read More »
US Oncology Network conference highlighted transition to changing care models
The annual spring conference featured solutions to the changing landscape in health care delivery systems. Read More »
CMS launches Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model
CPC+ supports primary care doctors; promotes high-quality care for patients. Read More »
Allergan announces 10 presentations at American Academy of Neurology meeting
Chronic migraine, limb spasticity and Alzheimer's are on the schedule at the Vancouver meeting. Read More »
No prescription needed for naloxone at Walgreens pharmacies in Pennsylvania
Walgreens makes lifesaving medication available at more than 120 pharmacies in Pennsylvania. Read More »
U.S. spending on medications reaches $310 billion
IMS Health study shows increase in medication spending, up 8.5 percent between 2014 and 2015 Read More »
Congress sends Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act to President
NACDS-backed bill passes Senate and House; next step is the President's signature. Read More »
Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc. selects Zevacor Pharma to conduct clinical trial of Iomab-B
The Phase III SIERRA clinical trial will test effectiveness of Iomab-B when used prior to bone marrow transplants. Read More »
University of Illinois professor says state-regulated MACs will increase cost of drug coverage
Various states have enacted or are considering legislation limiting the circumstances under which maximum allowable cost programs (MACs) may be used, a decision that one expert says could result in increased pharmaceutical spending that in turn increases the cost of pharmaceutical coverage. Read More »
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