Following this week’s U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging's hearing on "Sudden Price Spikes in Off-Patent Prescription Drugs," Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt called for this nation’s policymakers to make generic drugs more accessible. Read More »

The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging met on Dec. 9 to hear testimony regarding the recent spike in prices for off-patent prescription drugs. Read More »

A recent hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in Washington, D.C., discussed price increases on non-patented prescription drugs. Read More »

The Austin Diagnostic Clinic (ADC) opened a PharmaPoint retail pharmacy Thursday within its Texas facility. Read More »

The Florida Board of Pharmacy recently approved an amendment to Rule 64B16-27.831, Florida Administrative Code, in order to clarify the filling of controlled substance prescriptions for pharmacists. Read More »

Medline recently entered into a five-year deal to provide E&I Cooperative Services' more than 3,700 members around the nation with a strong line of products and services. Read More »

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) recently modified accreditation standards for pharmacy technician education and training programs. Read More »

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Foundation along with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) have prepared and distributed a new education module to the deans of 136 universities and colleges of pharmacy. Read More »

Systech International and Servicepoint recently joined forces to provide serialization and automation solutions to the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. Read More »

An area pharmacist, a physician employee in Georgia and two Kentucky women were allegedly involved in a highly orchestrated pharmaceutical drug syndicate in West Virginia. Read More »

Drugmakers Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim are currently negotiating to exchange assets that would establish Sanofi as a global leader in consumer health care. Read More »

The Cardinal Health Foundation is currently accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations interested in starting a community drug disposal program or maintaining an existing one. Read More »

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking more information about Walgreens Boots Alliance's plan to acquire Rite Aid by the middle of next year. Read More »

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is collaborating with numerous national grocery and retail stores to provide consumers with health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Read More »

The Board of Pharmacy will soon be ending its agreement with the North Carolina Pharmacy Recovery Network (NCPRN) and transitioning into a contract with the North Carolina Physicians Health Program (NCPHP) to act as a substance abuse monitoring and assessment program for pharmacists and industry personnel. Read More »

Valeant Pharmaceuticals recently entered into new distribution and pricing agreements with Walgreens that are intended to expand access to and lower the costs of its branded drugs. Read More »

PrescribeWellness recently expanded its support team with the addition of new employees, including Hesham Elbarmawi. Read More »

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) celebrated the grand opening of its new health care center and pharmacy Wednesday. Read More »

Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. launched its new Rare Disease Center of Excellence (COE) program Wednesday, offering a high-touch communication service specifically for patients with rare diseases. Read More »

Rite Aid Corporation is now utilizing Pharmacy Quality Solutions’ (PQS) EQuIPP, an information management platform that provides unbiased performance data access to health plans and pharmacy organizations. Read More »