Benzer Pharmacy has received specialty pharmacy accreditation from health standards body URAC. The drug chain said that the Benzer Pharmacy in Auburndale, Fla., has been granted full accreditation pursuant to Specialty Pharmacy, Version 2.1.
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration for oxymorphone HCl tablets 5 mg and 10 mg, an opioid painkiller. Aurobindo said Thursday that its oxymorphone tablet product is a generic version of Opana tablets (5 mg and 10 mg) from Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
QS/1 has become the first pharmacy management software vendor to be able to interface with SureMed by Omnicell Guided Packing software.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have made some headway in their push to rein in pharmacy co-payments for TRICARE, the U.S. armed forces health benefits program.
Walgreens has rolled out an online mental health platform that offers informational resources, screening tools, a therapist/psychiatrist locator, and live video chats with mental health professionals.
Walgreens has made measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations readily available at all of its pharmacies in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and Mississippi. The drug chain said the move comes as health officials in Tennessee recommended immunization because of a number of reported measles cases.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation is launching a radio and digital education initiative in Puerto Rico to address rising concerns over the Zika virus.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and CVS Health have launched a three-year, $3.6 million initiative to provide grants to 125 institutions to expand the number of smoke- and tobacco-free college and university campuses nationwide.
Nearly a third of antibiotics prescribed in the United States aren’t necessary, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Perrigo Co. and Allergan plc have rolled out guaifenesin 1,200-mg and dextromethorphan HBr 60-mg extended-release tablets, a combination expectorant and cough suppressant.
Walgreens has teamed up with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to battle prescription drug abuse. Through the collaboration, the APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies will continue to offer a substance abuse education program for pharmacists and student pharmacists.
Health care and pharmaceutical information specialists IMS Health Holdings Inc. and Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. plan to merge. The companies said Tuesday that the deal is an all-stock merger of equals transaction, with the combined company to be named Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc.
Allergan plc has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration for rosuvastatin calcium tablets, a cholesterol-lowering medication.
CVS Health has expanded health services at its Longs Drugs and MinuteClinic locations in Hawaii for people with hepatitis B, hepatitis C and other liver diseases.
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores hailed the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ inclusion of network adequacy standards in the Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care final rule.
To date, CVS Health has donated more than 500 drug collection units to law enforcement partners — accounting for the safe disposal of over 35 metric tons of unwanted medication — through its Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program.
