Pharmacy groups are speaking out against a final rule from the FDA and HHS that allows importation of prescription drugs from Canada, which the White House claims will bring Americans savings for their medications. 

Inovio Pharmaceuticals' phase 2/3 trial is on hold after the FDA raised questions about it, and it won't restart until at least October, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.

Johnson & Johnson's experimental COVID-19 vaccine induced an immune response in most people in early trials, according to a study it posted online, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

Novavax has begun final stage testing of its COVID-19 vaccine, with one trial taking place in the U.K. and another in the U.S. scheduled to begin next month, The New York Times reported. 

The FDA is warning that taking higher than recommended doses of Benadryl, a common over-the-counter allergy medication, can lead to serious conditions, including death, after videos went viral on TikTok encouraging people to take excess amounts of the drug to get high or hallucinate. 

Early results from the phase 1/2a clinical trial for Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine reveal it was tolerated well and elicited a strong immune response.

About two-thirds of Operation Warp Speed's leaders are military personnel employed by the U.S. Department of Defense, according to an organization chart of the program's leaders recently obtained by STAT.

During a North Carolina campaign speech in which President Donald Trump announced that HHS and the FDA now allow states to import drugs from Canada, he also revealed the federal government's plans to send $200 prescription savings cards to Medicare patients, according to STAT.

Statins, a class of commonly-prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, could reduce patients' risk of developing severe COVID-19, according to research recently published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

The FDA and HHS will now allow importation of prescription drugs from Canada, a move the White House says will bring Americans savings for their medications.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said his state will create a panel to vet any COVID-19 vaccine approved by the federal government during a Sept. 24 news conference.

Former Amazon executive Omer Gajil was named senior vice president of pharmacy and health at Albertsons, which operates 1,726 pharmacies in the U.S., Supermarket News reported. 

California's board of pharmacy approved the addition of new regulations to its "No Pharmacist Left Alone Law," which requires pharmacies to ensure pharmacists aren't the only person working in a pharmacy, according to JD Supra, a company that provides legal information. 

As patient volumes increasingly shift to non-acute settings, providers are looking to expand the pharmacy's reach to provide a consistent continuity of care beyond the hospital. Clinical pharmacy work such as medication reconciliation and patient education, among others, have the added benefit of maximizing care continuity which can improve medication adherence. 

A federal vaccine advisory committee decided to hold off on voting to decide who should get the first doses of a future COVID-19 vaccine, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

President Donald Trump said that the White House may not approve more rigorous standards for emergency use authorizations of COVID-19 vaccines, Politico reported. 

Pharmacy industry thought leaders gathered on Sept. 22 to share their expertise and insights during the Becker's Healthcare Pharmacy Virtual Event.

Children have yet to be involved in any clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine, meaning they may have to wait significantly longer than the rest of the population to be inoculated, according to Business Insider.

The FDA is requiring the warning information be updated for benzodiazepines, a class of common psychiatric drugs used to treat generalized anxiety disorder, seizures, insomnia, social phobia and panic disorder.