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Pharmacy Report

10 indicted in $46M drug fraud scheme | Walgreens year in review: A timeline of key events | Rite Aid CEO: PBM is 'one of our most important assets' | 9 drug, device recalls + 10 hospitals hiring pharmacy leaders

  Pharmacy E-Newsletter December 26, 2019 1. Rite Aid CEO: PBM is 'one of our most important assets' Full story 2. 10 indicted in $46M fraud scheme involving dozens of pharmacies in Michigan Full story 3. Walgreens year in review: A timeline of key events…

Contaminated seizure med recalled | Drugmaker settles drug monopoly claims with Nashville General for $35M | Top 26 gifts to healthcare organizations | A timeline of job cuts in the pharma industry in 2019

  Pharmacy E-Newsletter December 24, 2019 1. Momenta settles drug monopoly lawsuit with Nashville General for $35M Full story 2. Lannett recalls contaminated seizure treatment Full story 3. CMS updates drug dashboards to increase pricing transparency Full story 4. How to reduce unwarranted care variation related to drug…

Drugmakers mine EMRs to win drug approvals | Sutter Health to settle antitrust case for $575M | Express Scripts, Prime Therapeutics partner to cut drug costs | Pharmacist sues Tenn. hospital

  Pharmacy E-Newsletter December 23, 2019 1. Moving away from clinical trials, drugmakers mine EMRs to win drug approvals Full story 2. Pharmacist sues Memphis hospital, alleges racial discrimination Full story 3. Express Scripts, Prime Therapeutics partner to lower drug costs for 100M clients Full story 4. How…

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Novartis to give 100 patients Zolgensma for free | HHS unveils drug importation proposals | Fla. compounding pharmacy lays off 58% of staff | Glenmark ceases US distribution of ranitidine

  Pharmacy E-Newsletter December 19, 2019 1. Novartis plans giveaway of world's most expensive drug Full story 2. Florida compounding pharmacy lays off most of workforce Full story 3. Pharma return on investment for R&D at a decade low, Deloitte report says Full story 4. How to reduce…

Feds sue CVS over fraudulent prescriptions | PhRMA questions hospitals' use of 340B savings | FTC clears $4.3B Roche-Spark Therapeutics deal | Year-end spending bill would expand definition of biologics

  Pharmacy E-Newsletter December 18, 2019 1. US sues CVS, accused of illegally dispensing drugs through Omnicare Full story 2. Lawmakers expand definition of biologics in year-end spending bill Full story 3. FTC approves Roche's $4.3B takeover of Spark Therapeutics Full story 4. How to reduce unwarranted care…

Walgreens is Dow's worst-performing stock | UMass Memorial fends off loss with pharmacy unit sale | IU Health names chief pharmacy officer | Purdue Pharma cuts ties with PhRMA | Leapfrog names 2019 Top Hospitals

  Pharmacy E-Newsletter December 17, 2019 1. Walgreens is Dow's worst-performing stock of 2019 Full story 2. Purdue Pharma cuts ties with PhRMA Full story 3. IU Health names chief pharmacy officer Full story 4. How to reduce unwarranted care variation related to drug administration — Read…

Walmart to continue accepting paper prescriptions | Humana to buy hospice pharmacy | CVS launches oncology management program | 4 Chicago hospitals in talks to combine

  Pharmacy E-Newsletter December 16, 2019 1. Walmart agrees to continue accepting paper prescriptions Full story 2. CVS Health launches oncology management program Full story 3. Kite Pharma ordered to pay Juno Therapeutics $752M in CAR-T drug infringement case Full story 4. How to reduce unwarranted care…

Calif. biopharma co. to shut down | Manufacturing issues arise for Novartis' CAR-T therapy | Why Anthem doesn't want to own primary care practices | 6 pharmacy programs win ASHP Best Practices Award

  Pharmacy E-Newsletter December 12, 2019 1. Sienna Biopharmaceuticals to shut down by end of week Full story 2. Manufacturing difficulties arise for Novartis' CAR-T therapy Full story 3. ASHP honors 6 pharmacy programs with 2019 Best Practices Awards Full story 4. Two ingredients that should be part…

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