In response to the price for one prescription drug increasing by 5,000 percent as its demand for treatment of a common parasite that attacks people with weakened immune systems has grown, some health experts who treat patients with AIDS and cancer have denounced the new cost to treat a condition could be life-threatening. Read More »

An analysis of data by the American Pharmacy News indicates that Iowa’s pharmacy business has largely weathered the economic storm and remains strongly local, home-grown and vibrant. Read More »

The Texas State Auditor's Office (SAO) recently said it found problems with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy's operating procedures. It is the responsibility of the Board of Pharmacy to inspect all compounding pharmacies in the state to be sure they are complying with all laws and regulations. Read More »

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said this week that the agency would provide nearly $500 million in Affordable Care Act funds to aid health centers across the nation that provide primary-care services to those in need. Read More »

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton said this week that she would target excessive profiteering and marketing costs in the pharmaceuticals industry by encouraging innovation and new treatments from drug companies, if she were elected. Read More »

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) have praised 31 U.S. House lawmakers who recently protested a policy change that drastically has reduced coverage for customized, or compounded, prescription medications in the Department of Defense's (DOD) TRICARE health care program. Read More »

Steven Anderson, president and CEO of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), weighed in on the House Ways and Means Committee’s recent passage of the Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 (H.R. 1270). Read More »

Specialty pharmaceutical company Akorn, Inc. said Monday it has added Doxercalciferol Injection Solution in single-use vials to its product line. Doxercalciferol Injection is used for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis. Read More »

Results released this week from a study conducted by CVS Health Research Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers indicated that a patient's future medication-adherence behavior can be predicted by examining the patient's patterns of medication fills in the first few months after beginning chronic therapy. Read More »

Problems with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy's operating procedures were uncovered recently by the State Auditor's Office (SAO).The Board of Pharmacy is charged with the inspection of all compounding pharmacies in the state to be sure they are complying with all laws and regulations. Read More »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently agreed to review a New Drug Application (NDA) for Vesneo, an intraocular pressure-lowering, single-agent eye drop used once daily. Read More »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Lonsurf, a drug for people who have an advanced form of colorectal cancer. Read More »

CVS/pharmacy is launching initiatives this month aimed at fighting prescription-drug abuse.Among these efforts is increasing the availability of the opioid-overdose reversal medicine naloxone in several states. Read More »

More than 250,000 cancer patients are now using My Care Plus, McKesson Specialty Health’s online patient portal, the company said on Monday.“More and more patients today are tech-savvy and want to actively self-manage their health care,” Dan Lodder, vice president and general manager of Technology Solutions, Information and Technology Services for McKesson Specialty Health, said. Read More »

New types of insulin meant to improve blood sugar control in adults. Read More »

BD Life Sciences said late last week that it has completed its acquisition of Cellular Research, Inc.Cellular Research has developed advanced tools for massively parallel, single-cell genetic analysis based on its proprietary molecular Indexing technology, which enables gene-expression profiles from single cells Read More »

DirectRx, based in Troy, Michigan, recently received accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care. Direct Rx is an independent specialty pharmacy, and the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is a national organization developed by homecare and alternate-site health care industry providers. Read More »

According to a recent study that was published in the Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, regular pharmacist involvement improves the outcome of HIV cases. Read More »

Smith Drug Co. recently announced the appointment of a new senior vice president of pharmacy solutions, Brian Purscell.  Read More »

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Gecko Health Innovations said late last week that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Teva will acquire Gecko. Read More »