National Association of Specialty Pharmacy Executive Director Sheila Arquette recently responded to a report on direct and indirect remuneration fees commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. Read More »

Pharmacy Times, the leading media resource for pharmacists and the pharmacy industry, ranked highest in ad visibility and highest in readership in the 2017 Kantar Media Pharmacy Readership study. Read More »

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, specializing in therapies for underserved populations, has begun shipping its Totect brand of dexrazoxane, for alleviating certain side effects of chemotherapy during cancer treatment, to U.S. wholesalers. Read More »

Animal health specialist firm Zoetis of Parsippany, New Jersey recently completed an approximately $85 million acquisition of Irish biologic therapeutics business Nexvet Biopharma PLC, with the deal expected to boost the company’s market share. Read More »

Spectrum Pharmacy Products, a top manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical chemicals and supplies, is partnering with the Independent Pharmacy Alliance (IPA), a retail pharmacy and trade group that represents thousands of pharmacies in the Northeastern U.S., PR Newswire reported. Read More »

Innovus Pharmaceuticals Inc., an expanding commercial-stage medication company that provides over-the-counter products for both men and women, will be filing a product licence application in Canada for its drug, Xyralid. Read More »

LabCorp, a provider of diagnostic solutions and breakthrough medicines, recently announced plans for its all-cash acquisition of international contract research firm Chiltern of England for approximately $1.2 billion, enhancing LabCorp’s portfolio and capabilities. Read More »

Phoenix-based Insys Therapeutics Inc. recently revealed that its new branded liquid formulation Syndros (dronabinol oral solution) is on the market to address side effects of AIDS and chemotherapy such as weight loss and related symptoms. Read More »

Los Angeles-based Puma Biotechnology Inc.’s FDA-approved Nerlynx (neratinib) tablets — a kinase inhibitor developed to treat breast cancer — will be circulated by Cary, North Carolina’s Biologics Inc. as per a limited distribution agreement between the companies. 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 »

EnvisionRx, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) and division of EnvisionRxOptions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rite Aid Corporation, recently announced that the health care accrediting organization URAC renewed the company’s accreditation for pharmacy benefit management. Read More »

Accord Healthcare has acquired Essential Pharmaceuticals, a New Jersey company that provides products, services and contributions to transplant medicine. Read More »

Luminex Corporation recently announced that its ARIES clostridium difficile (c. difficile) assay has been given U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance. Read More »

Therigy, a company that pioneered patient-focused specialty therapy management, recently announced a strategic partnership with EPI-Q Inc. to expand research on specialty pharmacy outcomes. Read More »

Biologics Inc., a McKesson Specialty Health oncology pharmacy services company, has been chosen by AstraZeneca to distribute Imfinzi. Read More »

Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s health services business, and Merck recently announced collaboration on developing and simulating the performance of contractual reimbursement models that align payment for prescription drugs with patient health outcomes. Read More »

Amgen of Thousand Oaks, California and Array BioPharma of Boulder, Colorado recently created a cooperative contract to develop innovative drugs aimed at combating autoimmune disorders after Array’s breakthrough discovery of certain target and lead inhibitors. Read More »

Launching a four-year research program to develop diabetes and obesity treatments, PreveCeutical Medical Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia recently signed an agreement with UniQuest Pty Ltd. of the University of Queensland in Australia. Read More »

Joining forces with experienced clinicians from Novia Strategies, GE Healthcare recently acquired the 22-year-old California-founded consulting group to enhance its capability for driving optimal outcomes through organizational improvement. Read More »

Demonstrating excellence in overcoming cultural barriers to quality care, Medicaid managed health care plan AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana of Baton Rouge recently merited an honor from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Read More »