Newly compiled data from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association indicates that the nation — particularly the state of Massachusetts — has substantially lowered the number of outpatient prescriptions for antibiotics, association sources announced recently from Boston. Read More »
Biologics Inc., an oncology pharmacy services company under the McKesson Specialty Health umbrella, recently announced that Pfizer selected it to distribute Besponsa, a new IV therapy for adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Read More »
Amgen and Humana Inc. will collaborate on finding opportunities to improve health outcomes by analyzing the real-world health care experiences of Humana's 13 million members. Read More »
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 »
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 »
A trial treatment for peanut allergy has attracted attention in the media, with a recent Washington state publication highlighting California-based Aimmune Therapeutics Inc.’s “AR101” as a potential immunotherapy with the ability to impact allergen-specific T cells. Read More »
Upping its game against certain candida, tuberculosis and gonorrhea strains, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently allotted more than $200 million to help jurisdictions curtail both emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Read More »
Thermo Fisher Scientific recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administation 510(k) clearance for the company’s new immunoassay for the specific detection of buprenorphine and its three major metabolites. Read More »
Vizient Inc. recently released its July 2017 Drug Price Forecast, which provides pharmacy leaders and health system executives with insights on pricing and practice changes throughout the pharmaceutical industry. Read More »
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt has written directly to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to offer the association’s concise solution for fast-tracking “common-sense” improvements to the nation’s opioid abuse policy. Read More »
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline PLC) recently commenced follow-up to approval gained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for shipping vaccines combating influenza to nationwide health care providers in advance of the 2017-18 flu season. Read More »
Suggesting ways to reduce prescription drug costs plus overall marketplace guidance, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association recently wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, detailing potential pricing and savings allocation improvements. Read More »
A bill mandating pharmacy benefit managers obtain a license to conduct business in California and release information to health plans and other purchasers is moving through the state's legislature. Read More »
Generic drug makers insist they attempted to work with state legislators in Maryland to carve out a bill to curb "price gouging," but they ignored the advice and passed an unconstitutional law, according to an industry group. Read More »
McKesson Pharmacy Systems recently unveiled two new features — Medication Synchronization and Mobile Delivery — serving its pharmacy management suite, which comprises EnterpriseRx, PharmacyRx and Pharmaserv systems. Read More »
"Drug manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacies, and insurance companies are just some of the entities that should be involved in finding a true market solution" to drug pricing," writes Dr. Kathleen Iacocca, professor at Villanova University School of Business. "The industry has to change itself to avoid Washington interference and all of those impacted need to be equally involved." Read More »
Seattle Genetics Inc. has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration using data from its recent Phase 3 Alcanza trial and two Phase 2 investigator-sponsored trials of Adcetris. Read More »
Do television ads by plaintiffs' lawyer firms hawking lawsuits over prescription drugs cause patients to cease taking their prescribed prescriptions? Read More »
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that doctors are influenced by gifts and their relationships with drug company representatives. Read More »
After documenting recent product abuse, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Endo Pharmaceuticals to voluntarily remove its reformulated Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride) opioid medication from circulation, stating that risks may now outnumber benefits. Read More »
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