Recent research conducted by ResearchersAgainstAlzheimer’s (RA2), an UsAgainstAlzheimer’s (UsA2) network, reports 17 new drugs aimed at treating Alzheimer’s will be developed in the next five years. Read More »
Pharmacy benefit managers could save labor unions, employers, government programs and consumers upwards of $654 billion during the next ten years, according to a new campaign launched by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), the national group representing pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. Read More »
A new Kaiser Permanente study documents that stroke patients are more likely to take their prescribed medication when it is delivered to their home, proving patients want convenience. Read More »
The American Pharmacists association (APhA) has announced that its House of Delegates voted to enact a new policy regarding the labeling and measurement of oral liquid medications at the APhA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Read More »
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has released new guidelines that provide recommendations that will enhance the care and safety of patients that have been prescribed opioids for chronic pain. Read More »
According to new data, researchers have found that stroke patients who have received medication via mail-service from pharmacies that offer the perk are more likely to follow their regimens and the guidelines of the medication. Read More »
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA), in its efforts to uphold high standards of practicing nuclear pharmacy, has announced a series of educational sessions that will focus on nuclear pharmacy at its 2016 APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition Read More »
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announced this week that it has unveiled a new resource center in its continuing fight against prescription drug and opioid abuse that will provide pharmacists with more information pertaining to opioid use, abuse and misuse. Read More »
Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) CEO and President Chip Davis stated in a recent press release that generic drug savings were imperative to long-term solutions to rising health costs and explained that the focus should be on increasing pharmaceutical competition and expanding access to safe, effective and more affordable generic drugs. Read More »
Dan Durham, the EVP for Health Policy of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), has released a statement in response to the White House’s announcement about its intent to fast-track the Precision Medicine Initiative. Read More »
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) has continued its discussions with congressional stakeholders after the release of the Covered Outpatient Drugs Final Rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which would alter significantly reimbursement by pharmacies for both generic and brand name drugs distributed to Medicaid users. Read More »
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has responded to the outbreak of the Zika virus in the Americas by providing a page for information on the virus on its website. Read More »
At Congress’ first oversight hearing since the enactment of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) held last week, Chip Davis, president and CEO of Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA), called for safe and effective biosimilars. Read More »
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt recently appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is reviewing the dramatic increases in prescription drugs. Read More »
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) have agreed on a new archetype for PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency Programs. Read More »
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced this week that it has released new Principles on the Value of Biopharmaceuticals, which are the first of their kind. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made a commitment to work on the backlogged list of generic drugs currently awaiting approval. Read More »
The Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) has discovered through analysis of its data that personalized drugs were on the rise in 2015. Read More »
Leslie Z. Benet, Ph.D., has been named the recipient of the 2016 Remington Honor Medal, the highest honor given by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Read More »
The candidates for the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM) and the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA-APRS) election have been announced. Read More »
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