PQS names new teams to serve growing client needs
Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS), technology provider of performance management services, announced updates to its organization structure with three teams to address data-centric client initiatives.
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Centene, Walgreens and RxAdvance partner
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Centene Corp., Walgreens and RxAdvance announced on Thursday a strategic partnership to introduce an innovative model for pharmacy management that aims to increase transparency, enhance customer experience and ultimately result in better health outcomes at lower costs.
Currus names Robert Tinsley new CEO
TOPEKA, Kan. – Robert Tinsley has been named chief executive officer of Currus (formerly Kansas Independent Pharmacy Service Corp.), succeeding Pete Stern, who is retiring after 29 years.
Kmart pharmacy offering free flu shots and Cashback rewards
With colder temperatures making their return across the country and flu season underway, health officials recommend that everyone six months of age and older receive a flu shot.
Prime Therapeutics, Health Care Service Corp. remind Medicaid members to take critical meds
Prime Therapeutics’ (Prime) Medicaid Missed Refill Program is designed to increase prescription refill rates in depression, diabetes and asthma drug categories by reminding select members via a letter to refill their medications.
Walgreens Flu Index returns for 2019-2020 flu season
Flu season is here and activity is already starting to creep into communities. Walgreens launched on Wednesday its first Walgreens Flu Index for the 2019-2020 season to help communities, health officials, media and more, get a grasp on flu activity in their area.
CVS Health gives $2.5 million in new funding to help build healthier communities in Ohio
As part of its commitment to building healthier communities, CVS Health Wednesday announced it and its private charity will be donating more than $2.5 million in Ohio over the next three years to improve the health and wellness of Ohioans across the state.
PQA SDOH forum focuses on caring for the whole patient
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) is hosting a national forum to showcase emerging best practices to address the social determinants of health (SDOH) and the role of pharmacists.
PTCB launches two certificate programs
As pharmacy technicians assume more expanded roles in pharmacy, the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), the nation’s leading credentialing body for pharmacy technicians, launches advanced Assessment-Based Certificate Programs in two specialty areas: Technician Product Verification (TPV)
Akorn gets FDA nod for betamethasone dipropionate lotion USP
Akorn, a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, Monday announced that it received a new Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for betamethasone dipropionate lotion USP (Augmented), 0.05%.
MinuteClinic launches video visit offerings in Oregon, Washington
CVS Health announced that MinuteClinic, the company’s retail medical clinic, has rolled out its video visit offering in the states of Washington and Oregon.
California makes PrEP and PEP available without prescription
A newly signed California law is helping put pharmacists front and center for HIV prevention. On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Sen. Scott Wiener (D, San Francisco) and Asm.
CURE Pharmaceutical releases new drug delivery line
OXNARD, Calif. – CURE Pharmaceutical announces the expansion of its oral drug delivery product line creating CUREform which includes CUREfilm, one of the most advanced oral thin films on the market.