Rite Aid gives Medicare Part D guidance to seniors
Rite Aid Corp. has begun offering assistance to seniors during the Medicare Part D open enrollment period. Through Dec.
Pharmacy
FDA OKs new indications for Janssen’s Simponi Aria
Janssen Biotech Inc. has gained Food and Drug Administration approval for Simponi Aria (golimumab) to treat adults with active psoriatic arthritis or active ankylosing spondylitis.
Bayer Consumer Health makes pair of appointments
Next week, Brenda Raphael is slated to take the reins as senior vice president and general manager of the therapeutics business unit of Bayer Consumer Health commercial operations for North America.
McKesson CEO agrees opioid crisis is national emergency
McKesson Corp. chairman and chief executive officer John Hammergren has endorsed President Donald Trump’s plan to designate the opioid abuse crisis as a national emergency.
Trump executive order takes aim at ACA
After numerous failed attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to relax standards on small businesses that band together to buy health insurance and may take steps to allow the sale of other health plans that skirt the health law’s requirements
Canada’s national e-prescribing service gains momentum
Canada is making strides in the deployment of its national e-prescribing service, PrescribeIT.
Sunovion ships Seebri Neohaler to pharmacies
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has released Seebri Neohaler Inhalation Powder (glycopyrrolate 15.6 mcg), a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to U.S. pharmacies. Sunovion said Thursday that it entered into an exclusive license agreement with Novartis for the U.S.
Rep. Tom Suozzi visits N.Y. specialty pharmacy
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D., N.Y.) gauged cost dynamics of the specialty pharmacy market in a tour of oncology pharmacy Onco360 here with members of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP).
Publix proceeds with innovative care partnership
Publix Pharmacy has in place the first piece of a three-pronged partnership with BayCare Health System, which serves the Tampa Bay and central Florida region. Publix Super Markets Inc. said Thursday that Publix retail pharmacies are now open at St. Anthony’s Hospital’s Suncoast Medical Clinic in St.
Aurobindo releases Nexium 24HR generic
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has received Food and Drug Administration approval to manufacture over-the-counter 20-mg esomeprazole magnesium delayed-release capsules, an antacid.
CVS Health to support new Anthem PBM
CVS Health has signed a five-year agreement to provide services to support IngenioRx, a new pharmacy benefit manager formed by Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurer Anthem Inc.
Senate hearing scrutinizes prescription drug costs
Pharmacy benefit managers are a key focus of debate about elevated drug pricing that has come before a U.S. Senate committee.
Amneal, Impax agree to merge
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC and Impax Laboratories Inc. plan to merge in an all-stock transaction. An Amneal-Impax merger would create the fifth-largest generics supplier by gross revenue in the United States. To be named Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Health Mart highlights community pharmacy tools
Health Mart is showcasing solutions to help independent pharmacies improve their clinical, operational and financial performance at the National Community Pharmacists Association Annual Convention.
NACDS to co-host public health workshop
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and American Public Health Association (APHA) are hosting a preconference workshop on pharmacy partnerships with public health agencies to foster better patient health outcomes.
Fred’s Pharmacy serves up Part D assistance
With the start of Medicare Part D open enrollment, Fred’s Pharmacy is lending seniors a hand in determining their best prescription drug benefit options.