In his first State of the Union speech, President Donald Trump renewed his pledge to reduce prescription drug prices, days after a former big pharma executive was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Rexall has rolled out naloxone kits to all 446 of its drug stores across Canada. The drug chain, part of McKesson Canada, said the opioid overdose antidote is available to patients without a prescription.
Kevin Hourican, executive vice president of retail pharmacy and supply chain at CVS Health, will run the company’s retail division on an interim basis following the departure of Helena Foulkes.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has launched an updated Community Pharmacy-Based Point-of-Care Certificate Program. NACDS said Tuesday that it revised the point-of-care certificate program to offer a richer, more engaging experience for learners and trainers.
ABC News medical journalist Dan Childs has joined Bayer as director of external communications, with responsibility mainly for U.S. media relations. Childs started at Bayer on Feb. 5. Most recently, he served as managing editor of the ABC News medical unit, a post he has held since October 2012.
CVS Health’s MinuteClinic will provide free heart health screenings each week throughout this month. Dubbed “Know Your Numbers,” the MinuteClinic heart health screenings will be offered every Wednesday in February at all MinuteClinic locations.
Novo Nordisk has released two new diabetes medications, Ozempic (semaglutide injection 0.5 mg and 1 mg) and Fiasp (insulin aspart injection 100 units/ml), to U.S. pharmacies.
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada has named Sandra Hanna as vice president of pharmacy affairs and Aimee Sulliman as senior vice president of public affairs.
Opioid abuse is a serious public health problem that has reached crisis levels across the United States, with more than 90 Americans dying each day from overdose of opioids, and many more becoming addicted.
eRx Network announced today that Ashton Maaraba has joined the company as senior vice president, product and partnerships effective immediately.
TUKWILA, Wash.– Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company, the nation’s leading behavioral health pharmacy and largest outpatient telepsychiatry company, today announced an organizational rebrand as well as a new name, Genoa Healthcare.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals has launched isotretinoin capsules, USP, an AB-rated generic for Accutane used to treat severe recalcitrant nodular acne in 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg and 40 mg. The product is available in cartons containing 3 blister packs of 10 capsules each and it began shipping today.
The FDA has granted Aurobindo Pharma Limited final approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Tablets, an AB-rated generic equivalent to Viread. The generic tablets are indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection and chronic hepatitis B.
The founder and chairman of Innovation, the leading provider of Pharmacy Intelligence and pharmacy automation to the retail, hospital, government, and mail order pharmacy markets, has died.
CutisPharma reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Firvanq (vancomycin hydrochloride) for oral solution, for the treatment of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea and enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains.
Three of the largest U.S. companies — Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase & Co. — have joined together to take employee health care into their own hands.
