While there are concerns about the unforeseen health impacts of a vaccine for COVID-19, a coalition of pharmaceutical companies has joined together to build confidence in the process and end result. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a warning for pregnant mothers regarding a family of medications that includes ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, celecoxib and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Read More »
Cordant Health Solutions®, a leader in providing innovative tools for monitoring patients in addiction treatment programs, announced that it earned a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 85 among patients in its managed pharmacy program. Read More »
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has partnered with Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to launch a program to prepare pharmacists to meet education requirements to administer vaccinations to children ages three to 18, according to a news release on the APhA's website. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Opdivo (nivolumab) combined with Yervoy (ipilimumab) for first-line treatment of adults who have malignant pleural mesothelioma that cannot use alternative methods for removal such as surgery. Read More »
The U.S. health care system saved $313 billion in 2019 from generics and biosimilar drugs, including $96 billion in Medicare savings and $48.5 billion in savings to Medicaid. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Pfizer’s drug XELJANZ (tofacitinib) for treatment of polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA). Read More »
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently launched its first National Survey of Health-System Specialty Pharmacy Practice, according to a press release by the ASHP. Read More »
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently released a response to a petition calling for an end to gender inequality in the clinical pharmacy industry. Read More »
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America President and CEO Stephen Ubl said the biopharmaceutical industry is confident it will beat COVID-19 as it ensures the highest standards in research, testing and manufacturing a vaccine for the virus. Read More »
Expanding Board of Directors to Add to Commercial Expertise Read More »
The American Pharmacists Association and 12 other pharmacy organizations told a special committee of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) that pharmacists should be given tier 1 priority status in the allocation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine(s). Read More »
Company orders additional product amid reported industry shortage Read More »
For patients with non-low back, musculoskeletal injuries, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs should be a first-line treatment for acute pain that lasts no more than four weeks, according to a new guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Read More »
The high costs of medical care are well-documented, but those battling significant illnesses have found a measure of economic relief through manufacturer cost-sharing assistance programs. Read More »
The push for a COVID-19 vaccine is “remarkably positioned to succeed,” Jenny Bryant, executive vice president of policy and research for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), said. Read More »
Karmanos Specialty Pharmacy (KSP) is pleased to announce that it has received full accreditation from the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC). This accreditation is valid for three years. Read More »
Company increases U.S. manufacturing capacity of drug to ensure uninterrupted supply amid industry shortage Read More »
The best practices for genetic testing for the management of cardiovascular diseases that are inherited have been outlined by the American Heart Association (AHA). Read More »
A recent letter to Congressional leaders from a coalition headed by the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention urges Congress to include payments for front-line pharmacists in the next COVID-19 relief package by designating them as providers under Medicare Part B. Read More »
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