Congresswoman Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., has co-signed a letter to U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging their support of the Medicare Part D Program that some industry watchers fear will be cut in order to fund the 21st Century Cures Act. Read More »

Aspire RX Pharmacy launched its rebranding on Tuesday on a national scale, the company announced. Read More »

McGraw-Hill Education yesterday announced Pharmacotherapy: Principles and Practice, Third Edition, is now available online for the first time through AccessPharmacy, McGraw-Hill Education's online resource for pharmacy students and instructors and practicing pharmacists. Read More »

AstraZeneca yesterday announced that Pam Cheng is now executive vice president of operations, with global responsibilities that include manufacturing operations, supply chain, procurement and information technology. Read More »

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that it has licensed RAPIVAB for the treatment of influenza to CSL Ltd. Read More »

CVS Executive Vice President and President of CVS/pharmacy Helena Foulkes will be a featured speaker at the Jeffries 2015 Global and Consumer Conference in Nantucket, Massachusetts, CVS Health Corp. said Thursday. Read More »

Onco360 has been awarded Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation from URAC, the pharmacy announced Monday. Read More »

CVS Health Corp. and Target Corp. said on Monday that they have reached an agreement for CVS Health to purchase Target’s pharmacies and clinics for approximately $1.9 billion.Once the deal is finalized, Target’s more than 1,660 pharmacies across 47 states will be rebranded as CVS/pharmacies, operating within Target stores; Target's approximately 80 clinics will be rebranded as MinuteClinics. Read More »

Cerner announced Monday it will enter a collaboration with Vectramind Corp. of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to develop a mobile messaging platform for its clients. Read More »

A letter signed by more than 20 Democratic lawmakers, calling for black box labels to be put on immediate-release (IR) opioids, has been sent to acting FDA commissioner Stephen Ostroff. Read More »

China-based China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc. said last week it saw a significant increase in annual sales from its online pharmacy.The retail and wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical and health care products said June 11 that preliminary data showed online sales grew at least 90 percent over the past year, with an over 200 percent jump in the year ending March 31. Read More »

Former Prime Therapeutics CEO named non-executive chairman. Read More »

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) released a new ad campaign that highlights how specialty physicians believe that not all pharmacies are capable of dispensing and administering specialty medication to treat chronic conditions. The ad, “I’m Not Willing to Send my Patients to Just Any Pharmacy” can be viewed on the PCMA website: www.pcmanet.org. Read More »

URAC accreditation process serves as a basis to improve business processes Read More »

Pharmaceutical groups recently held elections for leadership positions. Read More »

Diplomat Pharmacy said on Friday that it has received Preferred Specialty Pharmacy Vendor status from the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) "We are honored to be named a Preferred Vendor to ACAP," Atheer Kaddis, senior vice president for sales and business development at Diplomat, said. "Our focus on education, adherence efforts and helping manage costs of our patients makes Diplomat an ideal fit for ACAP's plans and the individuals they serve." Read More »

Tim Wentworth, president of company, joins board of directors. Read More »

The nonprofit group Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) released its fourth annual employer survey on specialty drug management on June 9. The survey indicated that although most employers who participated in the survey still utilized copays and coinsurance, many are open to trying new ways to manage the cost of specialty drugs. Read More »

The Business Council of New York State says proposed state legislation would limit pharmacy mail order options for health insurance purchasers. Read More »

Bayer AG has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Bayer Diabetes Care (BDC) business to Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd. (KKR). Read More »