Pharmacy E-Newsletter February 13, 2020 1. Chain drugstores under probe in Oklahoma after claims of inadequate pharmacy staffing Full story 2. Why 8 medical groups are fighting BCBS plan requiring use of mail-order pharmacies Full story 3. Foreign governments are using US research, manipulating drug…
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Pharmacy E-Newsletter February 12, 2020 1. Virginia university loses pharmacy accreditation Full story 2. Why the price of dehydrated alcohol is going from $1,300 to $10K Full story 3. 10 hospitals seeking pharmacy leaders Full story 4. Your surgeons are not clerical workers. It's time to bring…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter February 11, 2020 1. Walgreens, CVS blame physicians for Florida's opioid crisis Full story 2. What pharmacists are saying about the coronavirus Full story 3. OptumRx overcharged Ohio for over 1M prescriptions, attorney general claims Full story 4. How to reduce unwarranted care variation related…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter February 10, 2020 1. CMS ready to survey 340B hospitals about how they use program savings Full story 2. Eli Lilly to donate 200,000 insulin pens to low-income communities Full story 3. Connecticut pharmacy abruptly closes, sells to Rite Aid Full story 4. How to…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter February 6, 2020 1. How 4 hospital pharmacies are improving operations Full story 2. Tennessee hospital lab manager quits, says hospital regularly ran out of critical supplies Full story 3. The 10 most-valued pharma brands in the world Full story 4. Hospital margins are…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter February 5, 2020 1. Walgreens CEO talks strategy, skips buyout speculation at annual meeting Full story 2. 41 brand-name drugs slated to lose patent exclusivity this year Full story 3. Physician viewpoint: Use medication prior authorizations as they were intended Full story 4. Hospital margins…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter February 4, 2020 1. Former Aetna CEO says he's being pushed off CVS board Full story 2. Walgreens pays $7.5M to resolve claims an employee impersonated a pharmacist Full story 3. Why pharmacy leaders at RWJBarnabas Health eat lunch together each day Full story …
Pharmacy E-Newsletter February 3, 2020 1. Clinical trial death halts development of hepatitis B drug Full story 2. Cleveland Clinic pharmacy chief named CEO of American Pharmacists Association Full story 3. CVS Health drops 3 board seats Full story 4. How to reduce unwarranted care variation related…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter January 30, 2020 1. Health systems collectively will spend $2.5B more on drugs throughout the next year, Vizient says Full story 2. Ohio lawmakers aim to protect 340B hospitals from PBM price manipulations Full story 3. Walgreens needs more than a brick-and-mortar strategy,…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter January 29, 2020 1. Walgreens teams up with Microsoft to launch 'health corners' Full story 2. Publix betting big on in-hospital pharmacies Full story 3. Pfizer's sales dip after losing market exclusivity on Lyrica Full story 4. The future of pain management: How to…