Empower Pharmacy has been named to Inc.'s 2025 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the Southwest. Read More »

To control the opioid crisis, states are developing programs within the health care system to fight opioid use disorder (OUD) by increasing both the access to and quality of available treatment for those afflicted. Read More »

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The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recommends that patients and/or caregivers ensure that they have adequate supplies of necessary medications to address their needs if not able to get to the pharmacy because of coronavirus. Read More »

President Trump signed bipartisan legislation into law that will remove the barriers preventing pharmacists from helping patients find the least expensive way to purchase their prescription drugs. Read More »

ScriptSave WellRx earned honors at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo (TSE) this year in San Diego, California, for its Personalized Wellness, designated the front end services product showcase winner. Read More »

Novartis recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kymriah suspension for intravenous infusion for the treatment of patients up to 25 years of age with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that is refractory or in second or later relapse. Read More »

Merck and researchers from the Clinical Trial Service Unit at the University of Oxford recently announced positive results for the REVEAL Study. Read More »

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 »

To improve access to medical treatment for far-flung Kansas residents, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas recently presented several regional health care facilities with its Frontier Rural Health Care grants, ranging from $45,000 to $48,000 each. Read More »

Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. recently announced that it will dispense opioid-overdose antidote naloxone without prescription to residents in Michigan via the company’s retail pharmacy at G-3320 Beecher Road in Flint. Read More »

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 »

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 »

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) recently announced that it has initiated litigation proceedings in federal court in response to a pair of state laws which it believes jeopardizes patient safety and concurrently increases prescription costs. Read More »

A Nevada bill headed to the desk of Governor Brian Sandoval (R) would do nothing to decrease prescription drug costs, according to the Council of Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW). Read More »

Pennsylvania Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine and Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick recently met to discuss prescribing guidelines for opioids and benzodiazepines, known as benzos, and the opioid epidemic. Read More »

CVS Health is offering Hepatitis A vaccinations in Oahu following an import of frozen raw tuna that was positive for containing the virus. Read More »

Teaming up to enhance North Carolina’s public health outcomes, Purdue Pharma of Stamford, Connecticut; nationwide Project Lazarus; and Safe Kids North Carolina recently entered a three-way collaboration via the North Carolina Disposal Initiative (NCDI). Read More »