Boehringer Ingelheim COPD treatment gets FDA approval
Boehringer Ingelheim has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Stiolto Respimat Inhalation Spray, a medication for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Pharmacy
Washington state leads way with provider status
A law that makes Washington the first state to grant provider status to pharmacists goes into effect this summer. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D.
CVS Health to buy Omnicare for $12.7 billion
CVS Health is entering a new market segment with a $12.7 billion deal to acquire Omnicare, a provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities.
Meijer to acquire specialty pharmacy Aureus
Meijer Inc. has entered an agreement to buy Aureus Health Services, a national specialty pharmacy and health management service provider. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Walgreens, National Urban League start Wellness Tour
Walgreens and the National Urban League have kicked off their annual Wellness Tour, which brings free preventive and early-detection health services to urban and at-risk communities nationwide.
Rite Aid’s Podgurski named NABP Honorary President
Mike Podgurski, vice president of pharmacy services at Rite Aid Corp., has been named the 2015 Honorary President by the National Association of the Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
Walgreens to provide free hepatitis C tests
Beginning later this summer, the Chronic Liver Disease Foundation and Walgreens will provide free hepatitis C testing at more than 60 of the drug chain’s pharmacies in 12 cities across the country.
Moose Pharmacy deploys Innovation RxSafe system
Moose Pharmacy has boosted the efficiency of the pharmacy at its Mt. Pleasant, N.C., store with the deployment of an Innovation RxSafe 1800 robotic inventory control system.
Lannett to purchase Silarx Pharmaceuticals
Lannett Co. plans to acquire Silarx Pharmaceuticals Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of liquid generic drug products. Financial terms of the agreement, which includes a related real estate entity, weren’t disclosed.
Endo to acquire Par for $8.05 billion
Endo International PLC plans to buy Par Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc. from TPG Capital North America in a deal valued at $8.05 billion.
Care Pharmacies forms specialty Rx partnership
Care Pharmacies Cooperative Inc. has partnered with Aureus Health Services Inc. to launch the Care Pharmacies Specialty Network.
NCPA lays out community pharmacy legislative agenda
Independent community pharmacists gathered this week at the 2015 National Community Pharmacists Association Annual Legislative Conference to advocate for legislative solutions that preserve patients’ ready access to prescription drugs and pharmacy services.
Walgreens helps Washington state battle pertussis
Walgreens announced that it’s offering pertussis vaccinations at all of its 130 pharmacies in Washington state, which has seen a jump in whooping cough cases this year.
AmerisourceBergen becomes NCPDP Elite Partner
AmerisourceBergen Corp. has joined the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs’ Elite Partner Program.
NCPA: Senate bill would widen Rx access for seniors
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association has endorsed The Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015 (S. 1190), a Senate bill that would expand the number of pharmacies that could offer discounted co-payments for prescription drugs under Medicare Part D.
Pharmaceutical companies form Biosimilars Forum
A coalition of 11 biopharmaceutical companies has formed the Biosimilars Forum, described as the first nonprofit organization for expanding patient access to biosimilars in the United States.