Pharmacy Report Archives - Page 134 of 136 - Becker's Hospital Review

Insys execs head to trial | Generic drug prices drop | FDA: Expect more blood pressure drug shortages | Amazon sells hospital rooms | Hospital-owned drug company to offer 20 generics in 2019

January 29, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Insys execs head to trial: 6 things to know Full story 2. Hospital-owned drug company to offer 20 generics in 2019 Full story 3. Amazon now sells hospital rooms: 5 notes Full story…

Ex-pharmacy owner gets prison time for fraud | PhRMA spends record $27.5M on lobbying | UnitedHealth sues 40+ drug companies for price fixing | Tufts reviews ties to Purdue Pharma

January 24, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. PhRMA spends record $27.5M on lobbying Full story 2. Walgreens pays $269M to settle billing fraud lawsuits Full story 3. Tufts reviews ties to Purdue Pharma after details of partnership emerge in court…

Purdue Pharma's opioid ties to Mass General, Tufts | Bayer to eliminate 600 jobs | 50 states ranked by opioid overdose death rates | Ex-pharma director admits embezzling $4M

January 22, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Fired Nebraska pharmacy director admits embezzling $4M, loses license for 2 years Full story 2. New drug shortages rose 27% in 2018 Full story 3. Purdue Pharma’s opioid ties to Massachusetts General, Tufts:…

Walgreens, Microsoft forge healthcare partnership | 1 in 4 hospitals cut staff to cope with rising drug spend | Walmart, CVS split over drug price dispute | Government shutdown threatens drug approvals

January 17, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Walgreens partners with Microsoft to develop new healthcare delivery models Full story 2. Government shutdown threatens drug approvals: 5 things to know Full story 3. A quarter of US hospitals cut staff to…

Memorial Sloan Kettering bars top execs from pharma boards | CVS commits $100M to community health | Amazon's 5 latest health-related job openings | Physician assistant admits role in $1B Medicare fraud scheme

January 15, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Memorial Sloan Kettering bars top executives from pharma boards Full story 2. GoodRx offers discounts to employees affected by government shutdown Full story 3. Physician assistant admits role in $1B Medicare fraud scheme…

Amazon dominates pharma dinner talk | Why drug prices keep going up | Biotech proposes installment plan to buy its drug | Takeda finalizes Shire takeover

January 10, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Amazon dominates pharma dinner talk, but no new morsels from host, JPMorgan CEO Full story 2. Why drug prices keep going up Full story 3. Massachusetts biotech proposes installment plan to buy its…

Hospital-owned drug company attracts 12 more health systems | How nurses are becoming integral to pharma marketing | Bristol-Myers to buy Celgene for $74B | UC San Diego Health's chief pharmacy officer: Who knew there'd be a saline shortage?

January 8, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Hospital-owned drug company attracts 12 more health systems Full story 2. How nurses are becoming integral to pharma marketing: 7 notes Full story 3. Bristol-Myers to buy Celgene for $74B Full story 4.…

Drug companies hike prices on hundreds of medicines | Cleveland Clinic fires physician over anti-Semitic comments | Class-action suit against Merck heads to Supreme Court | Why hospitals may reconsider policies on pouring drugs down the drain

January 3, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Class-action suit against Merck puts common drugmaker defense to Supreme Court test Full story 2. Cleveland Clinic fires physician over anti-Semitic comments Full story 3. January’s first drug price hikes average 6.3%: 5…

28 pharma companies will hike prices in January | 8 pharmacy owners, marketers charged in $9.1M kickback scheme | CHS to close 2 hospitals | Walgreens execs: Humana JV could be primary care template for stores

December 27, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. 28 pharma companies will hike prices in January after 2018 price freeze Full story 2. ‘Alarming’ levels of drug-resistant bacteria found in ICU patients, study says Full story 3. CHS to close 2…

Walgreens partners with Alphabet's Verily | Formerly inexpensive drug gets $375K price tag | Pfizer, Glaxo to form OTC drug giant | Novartis teams up with medical cannabis maker

December 20, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Walgreens partners with Verily to cut healthcare costs Full story 2. Pharmacy owner gets prison time for role in $8.4M billing fraud scheme Full story 3. Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline to create powerhouse OTC drug…