Texas-based health care corporation VHA, Inc., launched a free webinar series this week, titled “Strategies to Optimize Pharmacy Performance," that is intended to help pharmacy leaders position their pharmacies as strategic assets. Read More »

Findings from the August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, released this week, indicated that 54 percent of Americans were currently taking a prescription drug, and 72 percent said their prescriptions were very or somewhat easy to afford. Read More »

Lannett Company said this week that its Silarx Pharmaceuticals subsidiary received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Solution, the generic version of the antidepressant drug ABILIFY. Read More »

Walgreens and Providence Health & Services said on Thursday that they have formed a strategic clinical collaboration directed at improving patient care and access.Through the collaboration, Walgreens and Providence plan to bring up to 25 new retail clinics to Oregon and Washington. Read More »

Cepheid said last week that Ilan Daskal, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is leaving the company. Daskal's departure is not related to financial disclosures, accounting or legal matters, the company said. Read More »

NetMeds.com, India’s first e-marketplace for pharma, has partnered with Stepathlon, India’s leading corporate fitness brand, to introduce an automated pharmacy record-management system for employers. “As an employer with a sizable staff, we recognized a chronic problem that plagued every HR professional regarding prescription-drug and other health-related expenditures,” Pradeep Dadha, CEO of NetMeds, said. Read More »

CVS/pharmacy released results on Monday from a survey that found almost two in five U.S. adults (37 percent) have missed a life event because they were feeling ill with flu-like symptoms. "No one wants to get sick with the flu, and getting sick is even worse when it causes us to miss an important life event, such as a vacation, wedding, holiday gathering or a child's big sporting event or recital," Tom Davis, vice president of pharmacy professional practices at CVS/pharmacy, said. Read More »

HealthSpot will reveal new point-of-care lab technology from Samsung that analyzes blood in as little as seven minutes, this week at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo in Denver. Read More »

Ateb, Inc., a provider of pharmacy-based patient-care solutions, launched its first branding campaign, "Driving Healthy Outcomes for Patients, Pharmacies and Payers," on Monday.The campaign indicates a fresh direction in the company's marketing efforts to create a brand identity. Read More »

A new state law in California passed in 2013 that allows pharmacists to prescribe hormonal birth control takes effect in October.MedLife Pharmacy and Compounding in Irvine said the law will benefit patients whenever the abilities and knowledge of pharmacists can be better utilized to help customers with their treatments. Read More »

TRICAST, a pharmacy data analytics company, said on Monday that it has joined with Brook Venture Partners and Blue Heron Capital in a growth-equity financing partnership."This is an exciting next step in the evolution of TRICAST," TRICAST CEO Greg Rucinski said. Read More »

Pharmabox, developer of the first automated pharmacy with top brands, said on Tuesday that its automated kiosk, known as the "Pharmacy at Your Fingertips," will be installed at the Falls, an outdoor mall in Miami. Read More »

Amneal said on Tuesday that it has created Amneal Biosciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC. Amneal Biosciences will focus on the commercialization of high-barrier-to-entry generic and specialty pharmaceuticals, such as injectables, oncologics and biosimilars. Read More »

Priority Care Solutions, a specialty managed care services and network provider for the worker's compensation industry, was ranked in the top 100 of Florida's fastest growing companies. Read More »

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., a developer of RNA-targeted therapeutics, on Tuesday announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed the New Drug Application for eteplirsen for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy amenable to exon 51 skipping. Read More »

Recent partnership promises cheaper access to prescription drugs. Read More »

DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of new cancer therapies, announced Tuesday it will be presenting at the 17th annual Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference from Sept. 9-10 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. Read More »

Regulus Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, announced Tuesday the appointment of Michael Huang as vice president of clinical development. Read More »

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. announced Tuesday the addition of D. Robert Hale, partner of ValueAct Capital, to its board of directors and the resignation of Jeffrey W. Ubben, CEO and CIO of ValueAct Capital, effective as of Aug. 19. Read More »

Tocagen, Inc. announced Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to the company's lead immuno-oncology product candidate, Toca 511 & Toca FC, for the treatment of glioblastoma. Read More »