Walgreens reports 1,000 safe medication disposal kiosks nationwide
Walgreens announced it has reached 1,000 safe medication disposal kiosk installations at its drugstores nationwide.
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Americares honors Mylan with Power of Partnership Award
STAMFORD, Conn. – Americares, in partnership with the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA), has presented its annual Power of Partnership Award to Mylan, in recognition of its outstanding commitment to increasing access to health care around the world.
Cardinal Health Foundation, Brown University host opioid curriculum development symposium
Today and tomorrow (June 11 and 12), the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Cardinal Health Foundation are convening more than 90 faculty members and practitioners from 30 medical schools across the country to begin creating a curriculum that teaches the next generation of phys
NACDS, stakeholders to meet with DoD on TRICARE
In the first step in the stakeholder process recommended by lawmakers in a letter to the Department of Defense (DoD) in April, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), the National Community Pharmacists Association and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) ha
FDA approves addition of positive overall survival data to Kyprolis label
Amgen announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to add the positive overall survival (OS) data from the Phase 3 Aspire trial to the U.S. Prescribing Information for Kyprolis (carfilzomib).
Express Scripts simplifies pharmacy experience
A suite of high-impact, data-driven engagement programs from Express Scripts are said to be simplifying the prescribing experience for physicians and providers.
RxSpark offers new ecommerce platform for prescription discounts
PS Deals, Inc. has launched a new one-stop health and pharmaceuticals ecommerce platform enabling consumers to locate the lowest prices on prescription medication at local pharmacies and find discounts on an extensive range of supplementary health products called RxSpark.
With Aetna deal nearing, CVS names new team
CVS Health has announced the management team that, following the close of the Aetna acquisition, will lead the combined company into the future.
Thrifty White teams with PrescribeWellness
IRVINE, Calif.– PrescribeWellness today announced a unique partnership with Thrifty White Drug Stores, an employee-owned pharmacy with more than 100 stores in six states.
PCMA issues statement on new OIG Medicare Part D report
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) released the following statement on a Medicare Part D report released by the Office of Inspector (OIG), U.S.
NACDS highlights pharmacy’s major role in rural health care
In a statement to the Senate Finance Committee this week on the challenges of health care and ways to improve it in rural America, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) honed in on the specific and key contributions pharmacy provides in rural communities.
PDX unveils inventory management tool, Turn Rx
PDX Inc. is bringing to market its predictive inventory management solution called Turn Rx. Turn Rx provides an intuitive web user interface that enables a pharmacy business to manage and track inventory at a store and corporate level.
Lupin gets FDA approval for treatment of skin infections
Lupin announced that it has received final approval for its Nystatin and Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream USP, 100,000 units/gram and 1mg/gram, from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market a generic version of Delcor Asset Corporation’s (Delcor) Mycolog-II Cream.
Leveraging tech to transform pharmacy practice
As the future of pharmacy technology continues to expand past simple work-flow tools, pharmacies are beginning to shift their focus to implementing solutions that not only help them deliver better patient care but also drive improvements in their clinical, operational, financial and regulatory compl
Rite Aid unveils safe medication disposal program
In an effort combat drug abuse and misuse, Rite Aid Corp. announced today its plans to install 100 medication disposal units in selected pharmacies over the next year.
Lupin appoints Hart president – specialty for U.S. business
Lupin announced the appointment of Nicholas (Nick) Hart as president – specialty for its U.S. business. Hart will lead the specialty strategic business unit in the United States and will be responsible for Lupin’s specialty brand business growth strategy, P&L and organization.