The American Society of Health System Pharmacists released the "NICU Primer for Pharmacists" to help neonatal caregivers understand the medicine they are giving to patients. Treating neonatal patients is often complex and complicated, so medicating them requires a deep understanding of pharmaceuticals to give to these fragile patients. Dr. Amy Holmes wrote the published work. Read More »

Cigna Corporation's shareholders approved its proposed merger with Anthem Thursday. Read More »

At the recent Health and Human Services Convention, the increased competition of drugs and the elimination of delays on drug approvals were discussed to improve patient access to drugs and lower costs. Read More »

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) released its annual National Health Expenditures report for 2014 on Wednesday. Read More »

Medication management provider Aethon's MedEx pharmacy operations management software platform recently integrated with Aesynt’s Connect-Rx. Read More »

British drug maker AstraZeneca has enlisted the help of Voluntis to develop a companion mobile app for women with ovarian cancer who are undergoing a combination therapy. Read More »

Mylan is slated to become the first drug maker to offer a new low-cost antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for individuals with AIDS. Read More »

The U.S. Senate officially withdrew an amendment calling for personal importation of prescription drugs from Canada during a budget reconciliation legislation meeting Thursday. Read More »

As the landscape of the health care industry is ever-changing, the McKesson Pharmacy Optimization team is shedding light on five trends expected to effect health system pharmacies next year.  Read More »

Johnson & Johnson recently completed an agreement to purchase hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug developer Novira Therapeutics. Read More »

The pharmaceutical world may soon see an increase in personal compounded medications as Compounding Pharmacy of America attained national accreditation by the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB) Friday. Read More »

Pharmacy automation and medication management solutions provider Talyst is presenting an exhibit at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) midyear clinical meeting and exhibition being held in New Orleans through Friday. Read More »

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) named Chris Bowlin as the consortium’s senior vice president of Government Affairs Tuesday. Read More »

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) presented six of its members with Distinguished Service Awards Monday.  Read More »

Pleio Inc. recently teamed up with the Pharmacy Data Network (PDN) to expand access to its medication adherence solution in community pharmacies. Read More »

Pharmacy benefit management services provider Express Scripts plans to invest $25 million in a health care innovation fund with Lewis & Clark Ventures. Read More »

The House Judiciary Subcommittee is looking to examine whether pharmacy benefit management (PBM) tools will lower the cost of prescription drugs. Read More »

Democrat and Republican Senators criticized pharmaceutical companies Wednesday that have drastically hiked up the prices of life-saving medicines. Read More »

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services Inc. (CAPS) launched a new quality assurance program called "Test, Hold and Release" (THR) and a new consulting service Monday. Read More »

HealthPartners recently awarded Essentia Health’s primary care and pharmacy teams with 11 awards to celebrate the organization’s commitment to revolutionizing the health care system. Read More »