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Amneal Pharmaceuticals recalls misprinted Lorazepam dispensers

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 21, 2017
Lorazepam is prescribed for anxiety disorder symptoms and/or depression.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, based in Bridgewater, New Jersey, has voluntarily recalled 13 lots of Lorazepam Oral Concentrate, USP 2mg/mL, Lorazepam Oral Concentrate, USP 2mg/mL — a product for which the accompanying dropper dispenser may be erroneously labeled. Read More »

AmeriHealth Caritas donates $50,000 to prevent opioid overdoses in Pennsylvania

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 22, 2017
According to the CDC, the U.S. is in the throes of the most severe opioid epidemic in U.S. history.

Naloxone, a nasal spray developed as an antidote for opioid overdose, will soon become available to Pennsylvania first responders thanks to support and outreach efforts sponsored by Philadelphia-based managed care provider AmeriHealth Caritas. Read More »

Walgreens launches Center for Health & Wellbeing Research

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 22, 2017
The website documents roughly 50 outcomes from studies the company undertook in the past six years.

Walgreens recently announced the launch of its Center for Health & Wellbeing Research, a website documenting roughly 50 outcomes from studies the company undertook in the past six years. Read More »

Regeneron's Phase 3 study for suptavumab fails to meet objectives

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 22, 2017
The study hoped to show the drug could prevent medically attended RSV infections in infants.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced that a Phase 3 study evaluating suptavumab (REGN2222), an antibody to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), failed to meet its primary endpoint. Read More »

FDA approves Arcadia Biosciences' Sonova GLA for pet food

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 22, 2017
Arcadia will sell SONOVA GLA safflower oil to pet nutrition companies.

Arcadia Biosciences Inc., an agricultural technology company, recently received FDA approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the use of its safflower oil in dog diets. Read More »

Apollo Endosurgery comments on intragastric balloon safety

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 22, 2017
Apollo markets an intragastric balloon system called Orbera.

Apollo Endosurgery Inc. recently announced an update and clarifications to a letter sent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to health care providers about potential risks with liquid-filled intragastric balloons. Read More »

Soligenix's RiVax receives funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 23, 2017
The funding will go toward the development of Soligenix’s thermostabilization technology, ThermoVax.

Soligenix Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company that creates rare-disease targeting products, recently announced that its good manufacturing practices-compliant bulk drug substance, RiVax, has received funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Read More »

Arcadia and Bioceres gain FDA approval for modified soybeans

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 23, 2017
Verdeca will be able to develop products derived from HB4 soybeans for commercial use in human food and animal feed.

Arcadia Biosciences Inc. and Bioceres S.A. have entered a joint venture titled Verdeca, and announced that the company’s safety evaluation for HB4 soybeans received a full review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »

FDA accepts Medivir’s new drug treatment targeting osteoarthritis

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 23, 2017
Medivir officials indicated that DMOADS present a significant possibility for widespread treatment.

Sweden’s research-oriented pharmaceutical firm Medivir AB's Investigational New Drug application for an osteoarthritis treatment has been accepted by, and is currently open with, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »

FDA advises consumers against using PharmaTech products

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 23, 2017
B. cepacia poses a serious threat to vulnerable patients, including infants and young children.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises consumers and health care professionals to not use any liquid drug or dietary supplement products manufactured by PharmaTech LLC of Davie, Florida, and labeled by Rugby Laboratories, Major Pharmaceuticals and Leader Brands. Read More »

TMR forecasts surge in insulin delivery market

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 23, 2017
In 2016, insulin pens represented 42 percent of the entire device market, well ahead of syringes, pumps, patches and other alternatives.

The international market for insulin delivery devices remains highly competitive with at least six major producers currently dominating the trade, according to Transparency Market Research, which predicts continued growth over the next eight years. Read More »

Ionis Pharmaceuticals retains rights to inotersen after GSK declines option

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 24, 2017
Ionis hopes for a commercial launch of inotersen in 2018.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. will retain all rights to inotersen and IONIS-FB-LRx. Read More »

Diplomat Pharmacy to dispense opioid-overdose drug

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 24, 2017
Pharmacists in Michigan have been generating naloxone prescriptions for eligible people.

Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. recently announced that it will dispense opioid-overdose antidote naloxone without prescription to residents in Michigan via the company’s retail pharmacy at G-3320 Beecher Road in Flint. Read More »

Argentum advances action against Novartis product

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 24, 2017
The ruling now enables an inter partes review trial to begin.

Having disputed portions of Novartis’ patent for Gilenya (fingolimod), an immunosuppressant used to treat MS, New York City-based Argentum Pharmaceuticals LLC successfully obtained a special petition from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) recently. Read More »

FDA accepts Portola’s AndexXa BLA resubmission

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 24, 2017
Portola has been developing its AndexXa (andexanet alfa) as an investigational anticoagulant treatment.

A resubmitted Biologics License Application from California-based Portola Pharmaceuticals was recently deemed acceptable for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and assigned an expected action due date of Feb. 2, 2018. Read More »

Takeda Pharmaceuticals partners with Stanford to create Stanford AIM

Mark Iandolo | Aug 24, 2017
Stanford AIM will encourage academic and industry scientists to collaborate on new medicines.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Limited recently announced that it will collaborate with Stanford University to form the Stanford Alliance for Innovative Medicines (Stanford AIM) to transform novel Stanford research into next-generation treatments for diseases. Read More »

CVS Pharmacy retains URAC accreditation in Community Pharmacy field

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 28, 2017
CVS was the first pharmacy to attain URAC's accreditation.

After a comprehensive review, CVS Pharmacy has retained Community Pharmacy Accreditation from industry benchmark organization Utilization Review Accreditation Commission. Read More »

UnitedHealthcare grants $234,000 for rural Kansas care

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 28, 2017
Nearly one in three Kansans lives in rural areas, with many lacking local primary care providers.

To improve access to medical treatment for far-flung Kansas residents, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas recently presented several regional health care facilities with its Frontier Rural Health Care grants, ranging from $45,000 to $48,000 each. Read More »

Teva launches generic testosterone solution in U.S.

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 28, 2017
The topical solution treats adult males who are experiencing low testosterone levels.

Jerusalem-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. recently began marketing generic Axiron (testosterone) topical solution CIII, 30 mg/1.5 mL, in the United States for treating adult males who are experiencing low testosterone levels due to medical reasons. Read More »

Pfizer attains FDA breakthrough approval for leukemia drug

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 28, 2017
Besponsa improved multiple efficacy measures, including rates of hematologic remission.

An innovative treatment for certain types of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).1 — Pfizer’s Besponsa (inotuzumab ozogamicin) — recently obtained approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration via its Breakthrough Therapy designation and Priority Review programs. Read More »

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