La Jolla Pharmaceutical initiates EAP for investigation drug
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. recently initiated an expanded access program (EAP) in the United States for its investigational drug LJPC-501. Read More »
FDA approves AbbVie's HCV infection drug Mavyret
AbbVie's once-daily treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, Mavyret, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »
GlobalMed unveils cutting-edge telemedicine platform
Presenting a quantum leap in telemedicine, Scottsdale, Arizona-based GlobalMed recently released its award-winning branded eNcounter platform, designed to streamline clinical and at-home care and even geared for interoperability with wearable devices, ensuring data based outcomes. Read More »
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals responds to FDA MedWatch notice
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently released a statement after the MedWatch notification put forth by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »
Innovus Pharma orders 220,000 units of FlutiCare for product launch
Innovus Pharmaceuticals has ordered 220,000 units of FlutiCare, putting the drug on pace to meet its planned launch for the fourth quarter of 2017. Read More »
Express Scripts expands program to limit opioid prescriptions
Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the country, has announced the expansion of a pilot program that limits opioid prescriptions to seven days without prior authorization. Read More »
Ampersand Capital transfers Roadrunner to Vets First Choice
Health care investment firm Ampersand Capital Partners recently divested its former portfolio firm Roadrunner Pharmacy in a deal transferring Roadrunner to Vets First Choice after five years of supported growth in revenue and EBITDA. Read More »
Avella debuts e-commerce for ophthalmologists
Award-winning, Arizona-based Avella Specialty Pharmacy recently launched an e-commerce platform to simplify orders for compounded products — featuring user-friendly, secure web access and streamlining ophthalmologists’ online tasks. Read More »
Regional Cancer Care Associates designated as specialty pharmacy
Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) recently announced its attainment of accreditation by URAC, a leading nonprofit health care benchmark group, as a Specialty Pharmacy in Hackensack, New Jersey. Read More »
Gilead earns FDA priority review status for trial HIV medication
Achieving U.S. Food and Drug Administration priority review status for its New Drug Application, Gilead Sciences Inc. recently made strides towards realizing an investigational, fixed-dose product combining several drugs to address HIV-1 infection. Read More »
Amneal Pharmaceuticals recalls misprinted Lorazepam dispensers
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 »
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