U.S. spending on prescription drugs is projected to continue climbing faster than overall health care expenditures, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In 2015, U.S. prescription drug spending totaled $457 billion, up 7.
This week, Maryland Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill will take part in the unveiling of FlavorMaster, a new medication flavoring device developed by FLAVORx Inc. and Fillmaster Systems LLC.
Walgreens is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help prevent the spread of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico.
CVS Health is expanding access to the opioid overdose-reversal medication naloxone to another eight states.
Roche Diabetes Care has integrated its Accu-Chek Connect System with the Apple Health app on iPhone.
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. has launched an expanded pharmacy technician certification program for employees, with a focus on specialty pharmacy.
Gensco Laboratories has launched ColciGel, a transdermal gel for the treatment of acute gout flares in adults. The specialty pharmaceuticals company said Wednesday that ColciGel (colchicinum) is available now by prescription to relieve the symptoms of gout attacks.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has gone live with an online resource center to serve as a one-stop shop for pharmacists who want to learn more about opioid use, abuse and misuse.
Higi health stations are slated to be deployed at all Wegmans Food Markets Inc. supermarket and corporate locations.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has endorsed legislation that would promote the collaboration of health and enforcement authorities in fighting prescription drug abuse while upholding patients’ access to medications.
Surescripts has activated its National Record Locator Service, an interoperable platform that enables health providers to locate and exchange patient records stored in any care location nationwide.
Phillips Health Mart Pharmacy has begun offering retail customers prescription packaging designed to improve medication adherence.
Health Canada has approved Sanofi Pasteur’s Fluzone High-Dose influenza vaccine developed for adults age 65 and older. A trivalent vaccine, Fluzone High-Dose contains four times the amount of hemagglutinin (HA) per strain versus a standard dose vaccine and is administered as a single, 0.
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Califf, who was deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco, was nominated as FDA commissioner by President Barack Obama in mid-September.
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. has promoted Atheer Kaddis to executive vice president and Lance Neill to senior vice president.
Lannett Co. has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for sumatriptan nasal spray (5 mg/spray and 20 mg/spray), a treatment for migraine headaches. Lannett said its product is a generic version of Imitrex nasal spray from GlaxoSmithKline.
