QS/1 integrates with Appriss Health’s NARxCHECK
QS/1 said it’s the first pharmacy management software provider to integrate partner with Appriss Health’s NARxCHECK into a pharmacy’s workflow.
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Walgreens study shows health tracking’s value
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 acquires PSAO RxPride
Arete Pharmacy Network LLC has acquired RxPride LLC, a pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO) formerly owned by Smart-Fill Management Group Inc.
Walgreens eyes more efficient health care
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.
Trump chooses harsh critic of ACA to head HHS
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 releases generic version of Latisse
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 launches Specialty Infusion Group brand
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. is uniting five subsidiaries under a new brand umbrella called Diplomat Specialty Infusion Group.
Publix Pharmacy opens in Orlando children’s hospital
Publix Super Markets has opened a retail pharmacy at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Lake Nona Medical City, Orlando, Fla.
H-E-B looks to do more in specialty pharmacy
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.
Teva announces CEO succession for generics group
Dipankar Bhattacharjee has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of the Global Generic Medicines Group at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The appointment is effective immediately.
Jardiance approved to cut cardiovascular death risk
Jardiance tablets, marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Co., have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to cut the risk of cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease.
J M Smith to acquire Burlington Drug
J M Smith Corp. plans to acquire drug wholesaler Burlington Drug Co. and certain retail operations assets of Pharmacy Health Services (PHS). Financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed.
HDA: Pharmacy chains still drug distributors’ top customer
Chain drug stores remain the largest customer base for pharmaceutical distributors, according to the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA). Drug chains accounted for 42.
Spike in new medicines to lift global drug spending
Though annual growth stands to moderate, global drug spending will climb to an estimated $1.5 trillion by 2021, up 33% from this year, according to the QuintilesIMS Institute. Worldwide spending on medicines is projected to grow at a 4% to 7% compound annual rate over the next
CVS, HHS examine pharmacy outreach in disaster planning
Automated pharmacy notifications prompt patients with chronic conditions to refill prescriptions before a forecasted natural disaster, a new study by CVS Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds.
Walgreens tabs Aurora to run clinics in Wisconsin
Aurora Health Care will own and operate eight health clinics in Walgreens stores across eastern Wisconsin. Plans call for five current Walgreens Healthcare Clinics to transition to Aurora next spring, when the locations will become part of Aurora Health Care, the companies said Tuesday.