Pharmacy E-Newsletter October 17, 2019 1. US News: Best Medicare drug plans in 2020 Full story 2. Walgreens, Centene and RxAdvance partner on cloud-based PBM Full story 3. Drugmakers, distributors nearing $50B opioid settlement Full story 4. Beyond opioids: Hospital for Special Surgery's clinical care coordinator…
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Pharmacy E-Newsletter October 16, 2019 1. Top distributors may settle opioid litigation for $18B Full story 2. How 340B works with Medicaid in every state Full story 3. Pharmacist sues New York hospital, says she was fired after reporting misconduct Full story 4. A High…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter October 15, 2019 1. Critical pediatric cancer drug shortage creating 'a nightmare' Full story 2. NYC Health + Hospitals aims to save big with new 340B contract Full story 3. House speaker's drug-pricing bill would save Medicare $345B, CBO says Full story 4. At…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter October 10, 2019 1. Tricare to hike costs of drugs next year Full story 2. Jury orders J&J to pay $8B in Risperdal case Full story 3. Will a drug linked to 60,000 deaths come back to the market? Full story 4. How this…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter October 9, 2019 1. GlaxoSmithKline recalls prescription versions of heartburn drug globally Full story 2. 4,800 patients accounted for $2.1B in drug spend last year, study finds Full story 3. Physician sues Kaiser Permanente over opioid-related patient satisfaction scores Full story 4. How…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter October 8, 2019 1. ICER unveils 'unsupported' costliest US drug price hikes Full story 2. Uber eyeing drug, medical device delivery Full story 3. Buttigieg unveils drug-pricing plan: 3 quick highlights Full story 4. Best practices for the safe handling of hazardous…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter October 3, 2019 1. Outside of cost, gene therapy access for patients faulty, study finds Full story 2. Teva's executive VP of global operations steps down Full story 3. Trump expected to nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn as FDA chief Full story…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter October 2, 2019 1. J&J, 2 Ohio counties reach $20M opioid settlement Full story 2. How Pelosi's drug-pricing plan could wipe out 340B Full story 3. Novant Health to open health clinics inside Walgreens stores Full story 4. Over 20 biosimilars…
Pharmacy E-Newsletter October 1, 2019 1. CMS seeks 340B drug cost information from hospitals Full story 2. Novo Nordisk prices pill-form diabetes drug 'in line' with injectables Full story 3. Former Virginia pharmacy owner gets 4-year prison sentence for prescription fraud Full story…
September 26, 2019 1. How CVS, Walgreens and Walmart health-focused stores compare Full story 2. Drug prices rose much faster than inflation, California data shows Full story 3. 23andMe moves deeper into drug development with clinical trial partnership Full story 4. Medical staff leaders…