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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance on providing non-COVID-19 clinical care during the pandemic. Read More »

FDA-approved GLOPERBA (colchicine) is now available in pharmacies Read More »

Partnership to raise awareness of the increased burden of heart failure in African Americans and shed light on approaches to managing the unique challenges facing this patient community Read More »

Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory (DSL) continues its innovative vision to transform and improve personalized medicine by introducing its first DNA SNP test, GenomicInsight™ Genomic Health Profile powered by Opus23 Explorer™, a proprietary version of DataPunk's Opus23 informatics software, conceived, developed, and coded by Dr. Peter D'Adamo, Distinguished Professor of Clinical Sciences, University of Bridgeport. Read More »

Recently, CVS accused the Journal (Letters, June 8) of mischaracterizing its pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) operation. Read More »

Upping its game against certain candida, tuberculosis and gonorrhea strains, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently allotted more than $200 million to help jurisdictions curtail both emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Read More »

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt has written directly to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to offer the association’s concise solution for fast-tracking “common-sense” improvements to the nation’s opioid abuse policy. Read More »

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, a company operating in the sports nutrition industry, has acquired Top Secret Nutrition, a developer of scientifically advanced, safely sourced, high quality and effective nutritional supplements. Read More »

Government-mandated disclosure bills could have a negative impact on competition if pharmacy benefit managers are forced to publicly disclose too much information on their negotiations with drug companies, according to Emory School of Law professor Joanna Shepherd. Read More »

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) last week introduced legislation that he says would increase pricing "transparency" among pharmacy benefit managers.  Read More »

U.S. Congressmen Doug Collins (R-GA) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA) last week introduced a bill -- H.R. 1316, the Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act -- that they say would "require greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)." In introducing the bill, the congressmen, along with Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and others, took to the House floor to deliver what Drug Channels' Dr. Adam Fein referred to as a "60-minute rant" against PBMs. Read More »

Medical business management service provider Medac Inc. has completed a Service Organization Control 2 certification. Read More »

PharmaSmart International, a specialist in blood pressure kiosks, announced that its machines meet new Centers for Disease Control guidelines. Read More »

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, an extension of the Centers for Disease Control, recommends not using the live influenza vaccine due to poor efficacy.  Read More »

The rate of kidney failure related to diabetes among Native American adults dropped more than 50 percent between 1996 and 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported recently. Read More »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released new resources to encourage pharmacists to take a more active role in the management of hypertension among their patients. Read More »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced 10 critical contributions toward the fight against the Zika virus in 2016. Read More »

MiMedx Group Inc. has filed lawsuits against two former sales employees for alleged breaches of contractual and common law obligations. Read More »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $184 million in funding to various groups in an effort to protect Americans from Zika virus infection. Read More »