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PBMs head to Capitol Hill: 5 notes | 105-year-old Ohio hospital closes | CVS, Walgreens stake out turf as chronic illness managers | Jury awards former Dignity Health pharmacist $3.4M

April 9, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. FDA identifies 40 generic blood pressure drugs without carcinogens as recalls drag on Full story 2. Jury orders Dignity Health to pay $3.4M to former pharmacy manager Full story 3. PBMs head to…

Drugmaker hikes price of generic Prozac by 568% | 7 drugs projected to become blockbusters | Biotech sues Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong over cancer drug development | Safety issues spur Pa. hospital to create new exec position

April 4, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. 7 drugs projected to become blockbusters by 2023 Full story 2. Cigna-Express Scripts cap out-of-pocket 30-day insulin costs at $25 Full story 3. Biotech accuses Dr. Soon-Shiong of orchestrating a ‘catch and kill’…

Walgreens to cut $1.5B in costs | Hospitals rationing lifesaving meds amid shortages | Former hospital exec sues Tenet | CVS, Humana could lose out in Centene-WellCare deal

April 3, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Walgreens to cut $1.5B in costs after weaker than expected Q2 Full story 2. Oklahoma pharmacy owner charged in $1M Medicare, Medicaid scam Full story 3. Former hospital exec sues Tenet, claims retaliation…

Rural Colo. hospital to launch in-house pharmacy | Judge: Mylan must face class-action suit over EpiPen | HRSA launches 340B drug pricing site | Calif. hospital secretly recorded 1,800 patients, lawsuit claims

April 2, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. HRSA launches 340B ceiling price website Full story 2. Novartis to price new MS drug at $88K per year: 5 notes Full story 3. Rural Colorado hospital to launch in-house pharmacy Full…

Roche sues US execs | The Purdue Pharma saga: A 2019 timeline | NY hospital ousts interim CEO | 10 hospitals seeking pharma leaders

March 28, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. The Purdue Pharma saga: A 2019 timeline Full story 2. Roche sues US execs, says diabetes test strips fraudulently resold Full story 3. Bills would let Texas physicians sell some meds from their…

CVS asks 60 drugmakers to freeze price hikes | Dignity Health brings specialty pharmacy in-house | DOJ: Strike entire ACA | HHS: Drug rebate overhaul could come in next 3 months

March 27, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Dignity Health brings specialty pharmacy in-house Full story 2. CVS asks 60 drugmakers to suspend drug price hikes Full story 3. Gilead, Louisiana to strike ‘Netflix-style’ pricing deal for hep C drugs Full…

20 most expensive drugs | Tufts hires attorney to probe ties to Purdue Pharma | Fla. pharmacist gets prison time for $121M fraud scheme | Nicklaus Children's to freeze wages, lay off staff

March 26, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Florida pharmacist gets 10 years for $121M fake claims scheme Full story 2. 20 most expensive drugs in the US in 2019 Full story 3. Bayer, J&J pay $775M to settle Xarelto lawsuits…

Former DEA official advising Purdue Pharma | 6 pharma layoffs | Vanderbilt hit with $25.5M suit over wrong-site surgery | FDA allows sale of blood pressure drugs with impurities amid shortage

March 21, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Former DEA official advising Purdue Pharma Full story 2. Sale of blood pressure drugs with impurities OK’d amid shortage Full story 3. Catalyst CEO: Pricey drug ‘doing better than expected’ despite outrage over…

AbbVie hit with class-action suit over 'patent estate' | Mylan, Hospira recall injectable drugs | Patient sues Northwestern after records posted to Twitter | Sanofi eyes its next CEO

March 20, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. AbbVie hit with class-action lawsuit over its ‘patent estate’ to protect Humira Full story 2. Sanofi looking for its next CEO Full story 3. 10 hospitals seeking pharmacy leadership Full story 4. Hear…

Ohio sues OptumRx | Gilead raises HIV drug prices | 43 more lots of blood pressure drug recalled | Ascension buys Fla. hospital

March 19, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Intermountain CEO Dr. Marc Harrison: How Civica Rx will disrupt the drug industry Full story 2. Ohio sues OptumRx to recover $16M in overcharges Full story 3. Another 43 lots of blood pressure…