Merck KGaA has signed an agreement with U.K.-based research and development firm Avillion for an investigative, branded pharmaceutical product designed to address plaque psoriasis, with Avillion’s financial support. Read More »
A group representing pharmacy benefit managers is criticizing a report by a drug industry lobbying group that concludes the managers are not passing along drug rebates and discounts to patients. Read More »
Walgreens recently designated over 50 of its nationwide pharmacy locations as cancer specialty centers outfitted with highly trained staff in breast, prostate, colorectal, lung and blood cancer directives with specialized curricula. Read More »
Shionogi Inc. and Purdue Pharma L.P.'s Symproic 0.2 mg tablets C-II have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as a once-daily oral peripherally-acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist medication in treating opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in adult patients with chronic non-cancer pain. Read More »
Allergan PLC and Parateks Pharmaceuticals' Phase 3 trials of sarecycline met their 12-week primary efficacy endpoints. Read More »
Keryx Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s largest Medicare Part D plan sponsor in the United States has added the company’s Auryxia drug to its Medicare Part D plan formularies. Read More »
CVS Health recently announced a partnership with the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and the Pittsburgh Public Schools that will showcase the company’s Pharmacists Teach prescription drug prevention program to public school students with the help of student pharmacists from the university. Read More »
Based on 27,564 patient cardiovascular outcomes study, Amgen has established that maximally reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels with Repatha leads to a further reduction in major cardiovascular events, including heart attacks, strokes and coronary revascularizations. Read More »
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc. recently announced findings from a real-world data analysis of the U.S. Medicare database that compares risk of stroke or systemic embolism and rate of major bleeding among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who were treated with direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin. Read More »
CVS Health has launched a prescription savings program called Reduced RX that will provide various discounts for certain medications through CVS Caremark directly to patients. Read More »
Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. has launched its authorized generic of Minastrin 24 Fe (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets and ferrous fumarate tablets) 1 mg/20 mcg in the U.S. Read More »
MD Labs, the makers of the Rxight genetic testing panel, recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that ADHD medications can cause adverse psychiatric effects and that the Rxight genetic testing can help patients better assess prescription drugs. Read More »
Amgen's data from two studies shows that for appropriate patients in the United States, the majority of prescription claims for PCSK9 inhibitors, such as Repatha (evolocumab), were initially rejected. Read More »
Biologics Inc., an oncology pharmacy services company owned by McKesson Specialty Health, was selected by Novartis to be a specialty pharmacy provider for KISQALI (ribociclib). Read More »
Alkermes PLC will present data for the two-month dosing option of ARISTADA (aripiprazole lauroxil) extended-release injectable suspension for the treatment of schizophrenia at the 16th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research in San Diego Friday through Monday. Read More »
Amgen recently announced the results of the Repatha (evolocumab) cognitive function trial that examined cognitive function for 1,974 patients enrolled in the Repatha cardiovascular outcomes study. Read More »
Mylan N.V. recently announced that it settled a case relating to patents for Herceptin, from Genentech Inc. and F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., giving Mylan global licenses for its trastuzumab product. Read More »
Allergan and Editas Medicine have entered a strategic research and development alliance that gives Allergan exclusive access and the option to license up to five of Editas Medicine’s genome-editing ocular programs. Read More »
Amgen's positive results from a planned overall survival interim analysis of the Phase 3 head-to-head ENDEAVOR trial. Read More »
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. recently announced that it will dispense KISQALI as a first-line treatment for postmenopausal women with serious forms of breast cancer. Read More »
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