Sensing change in the air, a group of pharmacy associations have called on the incoming Trump administration and congressional leaders to recognize the role that pharmacies play in the nation’s health care system.
Omnicell Inc. has closed its $41 million deal to acquire pharmacy patient care and medication synchronization specialist Ateb Inc. Omnicell and Ateb announced the agreement late last month.
Retail prices for 268 branded prescription drugs widely used by older Americans climbed by an average of 15.5% in 2015, according to a new report by the AARP Public Policy Institute. AARP said Wednesday that the gain in branded drug prices was nearly 130 times faster than the 0.
In its latest retail clinic partnership, Walgreens is transitioning 17 Healthcare Clinics in South Florida to the University of Miami Health System (UHealth).
Eli Lilly and Co. has partnered with Express Scripts to enable diabetes patients to access discounts for Lilly insulin products through digital drug search and pricing service Blink Health. Lilly said Tuesday that the discounted prices for its insulin are slated to become available on Jan.
President Barack Obama today signed the landmark 21st Century Cures Act into law.
Early next year, CVS Health plans to launch a diabetes care program for its pharmacy benefit management (PBM) clients that provides clinical services and cost management solutions.
QS/1 said it’s the first pharmacy management software provider to integrate partner with Appriss Health’s NARxCHECK into a pharmacy’s workflow.
Automated health tracking can improve long-term health engagement, according to findings from a study by Walgreens and the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI).
Arete Pharmacy Network LLC has acquired RxPride LLC, a pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO) formerly owned by Smart-Fill Management Group Inc.
In a country where health care is rife with wasted time and money, Walgreens is committed to making pharmacy more efficient. One measure of the practice’s current inefficiency, says Alex Gourlay, co-chief operating officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
The choices of Tom Price and Seema Verma for top health positions under Donald Trump have reaffirmed the president-elect’s commitment to toppling the Affordable Care Act.
Sandoz Inc. has introduced bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.03%, an eyelash treatment, in the U.S. market. The Novartis subsidiary said its bimatoprost ophthalmic product is a generic version of Latisse from Allergan. A prescription medicine, bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. is uniting five subsidiaries under a new brand umbrella called Diplomat Specialty Infusion Group.
Publix Super Markets has opened a retail pharmacy at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Lake Nona Medical City, Orlando, Fla.
H-E-B has earned full accreditation to deliver specialty pharmacy clinical services to patients with complex and chronic diseases in more than 260 stores across Texas.
