Rite Aid Corp. has finalized its acquisition of pharmacy benefit management company Envision Pharmaceutical Services. The closing of the deal, valued at about $2 billion, came early in the timetable that Rite Aid initially reported.
NORTH WALES, Pa. – Teva Pharmaceuticals has released dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride extended-release capsules (CII), a medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in a 20-mg strength.
Pfizer Inc. plans to buy GlaxoSmithKline’s quadrivalent meningitis ACWY vaccines, Nimenrix and Mencevax, for about $130 million.
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. has purchased Burman’s Specialty Pharmacy in a deal valued at more than $82 million. Diplomat said Friday that Burman’s, located in the greater Philadelphia area, is a provider of individualized patient care with a primary focus on hepatitis C.
Rite Aid is continuing to enhance its appeal as a retail health care destination, most recently through the introduction of the OneTripRefills medication synchronization service.
Cloud-based health care platform provider PrescribeWellness has formed partnerships with Parata Systems and McKesson AccessHealth. Announced this week, the partnerships give pharmacists greater capabilities in providing preventive health care and medication management services.
Pharmacies can provide accessible, cost-effective preventive health services that can improve care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores told a Senate committee.
Sandoz has begun shipment of Glatopa, a one-time daily treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS), in the United States. The Novartis subsidiary said Thursday that the product (glatiramer acetate injection, 20 mg/ml) is the first generic version of Copaxone 20 mg, from Teva Pharmaceuticals.
Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a national public information response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, are partnering with more than 180 health departments and local AIDS service organizations (ASOs) in 150 cities to offer free HIV testing.
Impax Specialty Pharma’s Zomig Nasal Spray has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in children ages 12 and older for the acute treatment of migraine. Parent company Impax Laboratories Inc.
Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company, has acquired long-term care pharmacy provider Northeast Pharmaceuticals Inc. Financial terms of the deal, announced this week, weren’t disclosed. Montgomery, Ala.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS Health plans to acquire Target Corp.’s U.S. pharmacy and retail health clinics businesses for about $1.9 billion.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA has been granted final approval by the Food and Drug Administration for calcipotriene cream, a psoriasis medication. Glenmark said Thursday that it plans to begin shipping of its calcipotriene cream product, a generic version of Dovonex Cream 0.
This month, the Patient Access to Pharmacists’ Care Coalition (PAPCC) released newspaper ads and radio spots urging Congress to pass the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (S. 314/H.R. 592).
Walgreens plans to expand telehealth services access via its mobile app and website to 25 states by the end of this year.
McKesson Corp. executive Paul Julian has received the 2015 Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Healthcare Distribution Management Association’s Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research and Genentech Inc.
