FDA approves Ozempic for kidney disease
Clinical trials showed Ozempic slowed kidney disease progression and lowered risks of kidney failure and cardiovascular events.
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Cardinal Health reports Q2 fiscal year 2025 results
Company raises fiscal year 2025 outlook.
Advocate Health shuttering Walgreens clinics in two states
According to Advocate, all 47 clinics inside Illinois Walgreens were staffed by one to two medical office assistants, along with "additional clinicians who support virtual care operations."
Aetna Better Health of Illinois offers new benefits to eliminate health disparities
Free grocery delivery and a stipend for healthy youth activities help members save time and money this year,
Camber launches sirolimus oral solution
Sirolimus oral solution is an mTOR inhibitor immunosuppressant indicated for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients aged greater or equal to 13 years, receiving renal transplants.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions launches research-ready health care data blends to expedite research
Blended, patient-level datasets leveraging proprietary tokenization technology simplify data enrichment while adhering to privacy standards.
NACDS praises Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Chicago PBM Reform Event
“NACDS thanks Congressman Krishnamoorthi for his consistent leadership on this issue of importance in his District, throughout Illinois, and across the nation."
Public Citizen's Weissman says American lives will be at risk if senators confirm RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary
“An anti-science conspiracist, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shouldn’t be allowed in the building at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), let alone be placed in charge of the nation’s public health agency."
Vizient predicts a 3.84% rise in pharmacy spending
Drug price inflation driven by specialty medications.
PTCB celebrates 30 years, surpasses 300,000 active certified pharmacy technicians
Marking PTCB's 30th anniversary with a significant milestone: more than 300,000 active Certified Pharmacy Technicians.
NCPA to CMS: A third of independent pharmacies won’t carry drugs in the Negotiated Price Program
If CMS and the new administration want to save the program, and if they want to prevent the disappearance of many more pharmacies, they will make a number of changes, said NCPA.
Pharmacy Quality Alliance elects 2025 board of directors and executive committee
Four new members from diverse health care professions, organizations and industries join board.
Amid growing demand for dementia care, Louis & Clark Pharmacy responds with additional training and credentials
Louis & Clark Pharmacy professionals earn official certification as dementia practitioners.
UnitedHealth names Tim Noel to replace slain insurance CEO
Noel will take charge at UnitedHealthcare, the largest U.S. health insurer that provides benefits to more than 50 million Americans, at a critical moment.
Trump Administration strips FDA DEI Health initiatives, harming clinical research and patient care
The pages included draft guidance on clinical trial diversity, a discussion paper about diversity in clinical trials from the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and the equity initiative at the Oncology Center of Excellence, which is responsible for cancer medicines.
Purdue Pharma and Sackler family to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of OxyContin lawsuit
The deal was negotiated by 15 states, including New York, California, Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, Florida and West Virginia.