When the West Virginia Medicaid agency started managing the Medicaid managed care prescription drug benefit directly in July 2017, state officials were relying on an actuarial study forecasting a $30 million savings for the state.
A new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study is underway that’s examining the effectiveness of putting pharmacists in the role of caring of people with substance use disorder.
Dr. Norman “Ned” Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, will become acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration next month. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday that Sharpless will take the reins of the FDA after the resignation of Scott Gottlieb.
The Healthcare Distribution Alliance recognized AbbVie US; AmerisourceBergen Corporation; Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group; McKesson Corporation and Pfizer, Inc., with the 2019 Distribution Management Award (DMA) for the MediLedger Project, a blockchain-enabled traceability initiative.
OXNARD, Calif. – CURE Pharmaceutical Tuesday announced it has broadened its U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license as an authorized manufacturer of Schedule 1 substances to include both cannabis plant extracts and synthetic cannabidiol (CBD).
Lupin announced that it has received approval for its atorvastatin calcium tablets USP, 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg, from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a generic version of Pfizer’s Lipitor Tablets, 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg.
ARLINGTON, Va. – Morning Consult Friday published an opinion piece by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) entitled “DIR Fee Reform: Lining Up Another Win for Patients on Drug Costs.
In its ongoing effort to help combat the nation’s opioid epidemic across the country, CVS Health announced Friday the Aetna Foundation’s $1 million grant to the Northern Shenandoah Valley Substance Abuse Coalition (the Coalition), which will help fuel the Coalition’s new Law Enforcement Overdose Int
In the midst of a very important discussion around prescription drug pricing in Washington, D.C., CVS Health sponsored an event earlier this week with CQ Roll Call titled “Empowering Patients as Partners in Health Care” to focus on the issue and the consumer experience in health care.
WASHINGTON – An impressive force of 424 advocates from all 50 states reached every Congressional office during the 2019 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A national roundtable of 17 health care quality measurement experts, patient advocates, caregivers, and patients begins work today to create a rubric for assessing the patient centeredness of quality measure development and implementation.
As several congressional committees today examine prescription drug pricing issues Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) president and chief executive officer J.C.
Eight community pharmacies have been named NICE Award (NCPA Innovation Center Excellence) recipients for 2019.
Pharmaceutical Care Management president and chief executive officer J.C. Scott issued the following statement on newly introduced legislation by Senator Mike Braun (R, Ind.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is resigning, effective in about a month.
AllianceRx Walgreens Prime is sponsoring accredited, web-based continuing education (CE) customized specifically for members of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP), which includes AllianceRx Walgreens Prime pharmacists.
