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Fred's Pharmacy screens over 98,000 for heart disease

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 21, 2017
Fred’s Pharmacy has donated over $130,703 to the American Heart Association.

fred’s Pharmacy was pleased to report they screened over 98,000 people for heart disease and detection during their Heart Disease Awareness and Colorectal Cancer Campaigns, and made a huge donation of $38,244 to the American Heart Association this month. Read More »

FDA approves pediatric leukemia drug from Abon Pharmaceuticals

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 21, 2017
Clofarabine Injection is Abon Pharmaceuticals' third product to receive a patent.

The FDA recently approved Abon Pharmaceuticals' Abbreviated New Drug Application for its Clofarabine Injection as a treatment for pediatric patients who suffer from relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a deadly cancer disease. Read More »

Kalydeco approved to treat new cystic fibrosis strands

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 21, 2017
Kalydeco can now treat up to 33 CF mutations.

The drug Kalydeco was recently approved to treat additional case of gene mutations in cystic fibrosis patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported on May 17 in a press release. Read More »

Takeda taps Biologics as specialty provider for cancer drug

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 23, 2017
Patients who suffer from NSCLC make up about 85 percent of lung cancer cases in the U.S.

Biologics Inc., a McKesson Specialty Health company, has been selected by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. to be a “specialty pharmacy provider” for ALUNBRIG, a Takeda-manufactured drug for anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Read More »

Aytu BioScience posters link oxidative stress to infertility

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 23, 2017
ORP plays a role in the pathophysiology of varicocele associated infertility.

Aytu BioScience Inc. has two new posters that exhibit the use of the MiOXSYS System, a tool developed by the company for determining oxidative stress in human semen. Read More »

PBMs changing the face of pharmacies

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 23, 2017
Specialty pharmacies harness the expertise of pharmacists, nurses, social workers and insurance professionals.

Pharmacy benefit managers are changing the way that prescriptions are filled, reducing the costs for patients and increasing the value for all involved. Read More »

BiologicTx marks milestone for donor/recipient matching technology

Carrie Bradon | May 23, 2017
The system ensures recipients will receive the best donation available.

BiologicTx marked a year of successful transplants using its paired donation software, BiologicTx MatchGrid. Read More »

Amgen promotes refund agreement for Repatha users

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 23, 2017
Repatha functions by inhibiting PCSK9.

Amgen announced May 2 that they had signed an outcome-based refund contract with Harvard Pilgrim for Amgen's Repatha. Read More »

Good Day Pharmacy executive participates in steering committee

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 25, 2017
The National Community Pharmacists Association is made up of seven committees and one task force.

Good Day Pharmacy COO, Vicki Einhellig took place in the recent National Community Pharmacists Association's Steering Committee Forum from April 25-26. Read More »

Omnicell unveils new dispensing system

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 25, 2017
The new software gives patients access to more capacity, faster service and higher security.

Omnicell Inc, announced May 1 that they would be allowing patients of AcuDose-Rx Automated Dispensing Cabinets the ability to upgrade to the more specialty XT Series while using their current software. Read More »

CVS promotes skin protection awareness month

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 25, 2017
CVS and Johnson & Johnson also are partnering with the American Cancer Society.

CVS Pharmacy is launching a new campaign during the month of May, by the name of Long Live Skin. Read More »

Amgen presents new medication for migraines

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 25, 2017
The study took into account 2,600 patients suffering from migraines.

Amgen announced May 18 a Biologics License Application which they submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a migraine prevention medication. Read More »

Concert moves towards agreement for cystic fibrosis assets

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 25, 2017
Concert may be able to receive $90 million in milestones if they receive regulatory approval.

Concert Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received a second request from the Federal Trade Commission for the acquisition of CTP-656, as well as other options for cystic fibrosis treatment, produced by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Read More »

Bayer receives priority review for lymphoma drug

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 26, 2017
The data that was submitted with the application was from a Phase II open-label, single-arm CHRONOS-1 study.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given Bayer a priority review for its New Drug Application for copanlisib, a drug to be used for relapses of refractory follicular lymphoma in individuals who have had a minimum of two therapies. Read More »

Lancet HIV publishes study linking drug criminalization to HIV's spread

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 26, 2017
The research was based on 106 global and peer-reviewed studies.

A recent publication by Lancet HIV found a link between the criminalization of drugs and the spread of HIV. Read More »

EMED Technologies' SCIg60 Infusion System attains FDA approval

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 26, 2017
EMED's is the first Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human) mechanical pump infusion system to be approved.

EMED Technologies Corp.'s SCIg60 Infusion System is the first Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human) mechanical pump infusion system to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »

FDA approves first subcutaneous treatment for giant cell arteritis

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 27, 2017
A majority of the patients who received subcutaneous Actemra with regular prednisone regimens and a lower dosage did achieve the goal.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has permitted the use of subcutaneous Actemra (tocilizumab) to assist adults who are receiving treatment for giant cell arteritis. Read More »

NovellusDX receives patent for mutation identification method

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 27, 2017
Variants of Uncertain Significance may find more difficulty in receiving regular treatments.

NovellusDx has been given a new patent by the name of "Methods and Systems for Identifying Patient Specific Driver Mutations." Read More »

CVS Health's Foulkes tapped to chair Go Red For Women

Mark Iandolo | May 27, 2017
Helena Foulkes, president of CVS Pharmacy, has been named as the inaugural national chair for Go Red For Women.

CVS Health recently announced that it will sponsor the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement and pledge to raise $10 million over the next three years to support research efforts. Read More »

Glaukos Corp. stents prove cheaper than alternate treatments

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 27, 2017
The five-year cost for a two-stent operation was $4,420.

A new Glaukos Corporation study reveals that the cost of two iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stents could cost lower cumulatively in five years compared to others like the selective laster trabeculoplasty (also known as the SLT) or topical glaucoma medication. Read More »

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