Atlantic Information Services Inc. (AIS) researchers examined the pharmacy-benefit parameters of risk-based commercial plans, offered in the individual and small-group markets during 2014, and found that coverage of specialty pharmaceuticals still differs widely among plans. Read More »

Due to continued company growth, BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy announced on Thursday three newly created positions to further build its specialty pharmacy. Read More »

National Community Pharmacists Association CEO B. Douglas Hoey issued a statement on Thursday, congratulating Arkansas on strengthening its generic drug payment legislation. Read More »

Sam’s Club announced on Thursday the launch of an expanded prescription savings program that allows "Plus" and "Business Plus" members to save money through new benefits. Read More »

Contract development and manufacturing company Patheon on Wednesday announced the acquisition of IRIX Pharmaceuticals, based in Florence, South Carolina. Read More »

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that fixed-combination drugs that are comprised of at least one new chemical entitity (NCE) will be eligible for five years of exclusivity. Read More »

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday issued a final guidance to help the industry develop opioid drug products with potentially abuse-deterrent properties. Read More »

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., an RNA-targeted therapeutics developer, on Tuesday announced that Edward Kaye has been appointed as interim CEO. Read More »

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) said March 27 that 35 pharmacists who practice in hospitals, ambulatory care clinics and other settings have been named ASHP fellows. Read More »

Centene Corporation on Monday announced that NurseWise, its national multilingual nurse triage and health education subsidiary, received full health call center accreditation from URAC, a healthcare accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. Read More »

The American Pharmacists Association's House of Delegates voted on Monday to adopt a new policy that discourages the participation of pharmacists in executions because it contradicts the mission of a pharmacist. “The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) discourages pharmacist participation in executions on the basis that such activities are fundamentally contrary to the role of pharmacists as providers of health care,” the newly adopted policy said. Read More »

Baxter International said on Monday that it recently launched a public-private collaborative effort with Singapore’s Changi General Hospital to satisfy a surging demand for compounded sterile products.The company also has been improving access to health care globally through financial and in-kind donations to address critical needs. Read More »

Linda Cahn, leader of the National Prescription Coverage Coalition, in a warning to chief financial officers and human resource executives, said on Tuesday that a recent study conducted by her firm reveals that many pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) refill practices may be unnecessarily increasing prescription drug costs. Read More »

CVS Health said on Tuesday that it has established new clinical affiliations with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, as well as the latter's accountable-care organization, Arizona Connected Care. Read More »

Medical technology firm Zynex, Inc., announced Monday that it has received license approval from the state of Oregon for its compound pharmacy business, Pharmazy. Read More »

Daniel Soland joins biopharmaceutical company. Read More »

In the wake of the fiscal collapse of Iowa’s CoOportunity Health, a health insurance company set up under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government should stay out of the healthcare business, a watchdog group said on Monday.HeadlineaBodyIn the wake of the fiscal collapse of Iowa’s CoOportunity Health, a health insurance company set up under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government should stay out of the healthcare business, a watchdog group said on Monday. Read More »

Service Quality Management Group (SQM), a leading North American research company, recently granted Prime Therapeutics, LLC an award for its excellence in call center practices. Read More »

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has launched its new education training program, ADAPT, from the 2015 APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition, APhA2015. Read More »

OptumRX, UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy-care services business, and Catamaran Corp., a provider of pharmacy-benefit services and technology solutions, said on Monday that they have agreed to a merger. Read More »