ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is reminding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that the 107,400% growth in “DIR fees” over one decade’s time continues to jeopardize seniors and the pharmacies that serve them.
In the past few years, some have been pushing the narrative that pharmacy benefit companies are driving independent pharmacies out of business. Their argument seems compelling, but is it true? As we do every year, PCMA consulted the numbers from several sources.
The Board of Directors of the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) has named as its new Chairperson, Christine Baeder, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Chief Operating Officer for U.S. Generics and Biosimilars. Baeder succeeds Chirag Patel, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) is providing scholarships for minority health care professional students to attend the 2023 PQA Annual Meeting, May 10-12, in Nashville, Tenn., and participate in the pre-meeting Medication Use Quality (MUQ) Live workshop on May 10.
HYDERABAD, India – Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. has been recognized for gender equality and sustainability in multiple rankings. The drugmaker has been included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) 2023 for a sixth consecutive year.
ARLINGTON, Va. – National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President and CEO Steven Anderson issued the following statement, upon the release of a U.S.
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer Kristin Bass released the following statement on the legislative markup on prescription drug pricing legislation by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Walgreens confirmed Wednesday it has purchased Medly Health, a digital pharmacy business, which could lead to the closure of all 22 Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacies.
Roche has expanded its collaboration with Janssen Biotech Inc. (Janssen) to create companion diagnostics for targeted therapies, further strengthening research and innovation activities.
Soleo Health, an innovative leader and national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, announced the appointment of Susan Faust to the newly created role of chief strategy officer.
CVS Health and Oak Street Health have entered into a definitive agreement under which CVS Health will acquire Oak Street Health in an all-cash transaction at $39 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $10.6 billion.
BOSTON – Dotmatics, a leader in R&D scientific software connecting science, data, and decision-making, today announced integration between its scientific R&D platform and its GraphPad Prism product, the world’s leading analysis and graphing solution for scientific research.
ARLINGTON, Va. – National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) president and CEO Steven C.
The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to avoid delaying certain requirements for manufacturers and repackagers to comply with the November 27, 2023, Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) deadline, in public comments submitted to the agency.
A new report from The Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs (CAPD) and conducted by Matrix Global Advisors (MGA) found the yearly cost of big drug companies’ patent thickets on five top-selling prescription drugs ranges from $1.8 to $7.6 billion each.
Albertsons Cos. today announced the launch of Sincerely Health, a digital health and wellness platform accessible on 16 of its banners’ grocery app and websites, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Shaw’s, Jewel-Osco, and Acme.
