NPC announces Takeda’s Jen Norton as board chair for 2025
NPC’s board also elected its Executive Committee for 2025.
Pharmacy
Deloitte 2025 Life Sciences Outlook forecasts optimism
Pricing and access to drugs and medical devices seen as the most significant issue facing the life sciences industry.
Ohio Supreme Court favors CVS, Walgreens and Walmart in national opioid case
The Ohio Supreme Court held on a 5-2 vote that state law barred Lake and Trumbull counties' claims that pharmacy chains' dispensing of addictive pain medications created a public nuisance that the companies should be forced to remediate.
Medicare plans continue trend of restricting generic drugs
A recent analysis reveals that Medicare Part D plans increasingly restrict generic drugs to higher-cost tiers.
Bask Health: Pioneering telehealth and transforming access to GLP-1 medications
Bask Health's telehealth platform seamlessly connects patients to licensed providers specializing in GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and liraglutide.
Additional data backs Celltrion biosimilar candidates
The results underline the capabilities of the company's biosimilar platform and anticipated diversification of its portfolio.
Food Is Medicine gains momentum
The drive to make Food Is Medicine a mainstay of retailers’ role in health care is gaining momentum, according to the two trade associations most closely involved with the effort.
Cencora launches Accelerate Pharmacy Solutions to enhance support health system customers
Strategy reflects Cencora’s commitment to meet customers’ evolving needs.
myphysician360 and KARE PharmTech announce strategic partnership
This collaboration integrates cutting-edge telemedicine technology into local pharmacies, enhancing access to primary and urgent care while reinforcing their critical role within communities.
Donation from Padagis targets opioid overdose at colleges
The donation will help End Overdose distribute Padagis Naloxone to thousands of college students.
Pharmacy groups demand Congress act now on PBM reform
The groups say that bipartisan recognition of PBMs’ detrimental practices is widespread.
Exclusive UniSafe distribution agreement between Owen Mumford and Nipro exceeds expectations in Japan with new biosimilar launch
The agreement has been in place since 2019 and has scored a major new product launch success in delivering a biosimilar product into the Japanese market. This biosimilar is used with cancer medicines.
GoodRx finds consumers overspent on weight loss medications by $200 million
In 2024, fills for Wegovy and Zepbound increased by over 100% and 300%, respectively.
Clinics making stores wellness ‘hubs’
In-store clinics are central to the transition, according to the report, titled “The Healthcare Opportunity in Grocery.”
Lilly announces $3 billion expansion of its recently acquired manufacturing facility in Wisconsin
The investment will benefit millions of patients worldwide, boosting the production of the company's medicines, including those for diabetes and obesity.
Swisslog Healthcare announces robotics partnership with BD
The partnership addresses the growing need for sophisticated and robust robotic pharmacy automation systems in hospitals throughout North America.
