Pharmacy

Several states are rejecting the CDC’s changes to the U.S. childhood immunization schedule, reaffirming their commitment to long-standing vaccine guidance amid growing confusion among patients, providers and public health leaders. The federal update on Jan. 5 removed routine, age-based recommendations…

Pharmacists are emerging as key players in rural health redesign efforts, according to a Jan. 8 analysis from the American Pharmacists Association. The report reviewed publicly available state applications submitted to CMS’ Rural Health Transformation Program. Thirty-four states referenced pharmacists…

Amazon Pharmacy is selling the newly approved oral formulation of Wegovy through insurance and transparent cash-pay pricing. Eligible customers with commercial insurance may pay as little as $25 for a one-month supply, according to a Jan. 9 news release. Uninsured…

Health system pharmacists and clinicians are monitoring a wave of drug approvals expected throughout 2026, including first-in-class therapies and expanded uses of existing drugs with implications for hospital formularies, prescribing protocols and patient access. A report published Jan. 8 by…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health launched home delivery pharmacy services Jan. 8 for patients across New York City. The public health system partnered with ScriptDrop, a digital prescription delivery platform, for the initiative.  All prescriptions — excluding controlled substances and…

Grand Rapids and Southfield, Mich.-based Corewell Health, Michigan State University in East Lansing, and nonprofit biotech organization Every Cure are partnering to advance research into a decades-old drug, difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), as a potential treatment for Bachmann-Bupp syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental…

Medicare enacted 10 negotiated drug prices for some of the nation’s costliest prescription medications Jan. 1. However, years before the new prices launched, pharmaceutical companies widely altered their pricing strategies, according to a Dec. 18 Vizient report.  The Inflation Reduction…

As the U.S. confronts one of its most severe flu seasons, Tamiflu, a common antiviral medication to treat influenza, is in shortage in pockets across the country, Bloomberg reported Jan. 7.  In Utah, where flu activity is high, pharmacists are…

GoodRx has named 20 medications and vaccines as the most influential FDA approvals of 2025, spotlighting first-in-class drugs, new indications, and therapies with the potential to significantly affect public health. 1. Nereus (tradipitant) for motion sickness: Approved Dec. 30, Nereus…

As drug pricing pressure intensifies and benefit structures shift, some health systems are still treating biosimilars as a selective cost lever — deploying them in certain payer segments while preserving legacy models elsewhere. Geisinger made a different call. Rather than…