ASHP members are meeting with congressional offices Sept. 16 to advocate for expanded Medicare coverage of pharmacist-provided care, protections for the 340B Drug Pricing Program and pharmacy residency training. Here are three priorities ASHP outlined in a Sept. 15 news…
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Cost Plus Marketplace is restored after experiencing service disruptions that it attributed to its hosting platforms, according to a Sept. 16 email alert shared with Becker’s. The Marketplace is hosted using Amazon Web Services and Salesforce technology. Salesforce is currently…
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has named Andrea DiPietro, PharmD, as associate vice president and the organization’s first chief pharmacy officer. Amy Gallagher, vice president of operations at CHOP, said in a Sept. 14 LinkedIn post that the creation of the…
The FDA held a public hearing Sept. 14 on the potential future therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs, gathering input on issues that could shape how health systems eventually deliver this care, from provider credentialing to patient safety protocols. Here are…
Centric Compounding has recalled six lots of injectable Glutathione, Myer’s Cocktail and Tri-Immune Boost products nationwide after they were found to be compounded with a Glutathione active pharmaceutical ingredient containing elevated levels of endotoxins. The recall covers 30 milliliter multidose…
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Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services has become the first health system in the U.S. to deploy the BD Vmax 160, a pharmacy automation robot designed for high-volume, centralized outpatient pharmacy operations. The health system deployed the technology as it invests in…
Active U.S. drug shortages increased to 227 in the second quarter of 2026, marking the third consecutive quarterly increase, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Nearly half of all new shortages this year involve medications made by a…
The specialty drug pipeline is outrunning the infrastructure built to get those drugs to patients. Latent, an enterprise pharmacy intelligence platform, is betting that autonomous AI agents — not tools that merely flag or recommend — can close that gap…
For years, many centralized fulfillment operations have been designed and optimized around vial-based dispensing workflows. Today, changing prescription trends are prompting pharmacy leaders to rethink that approach. Pharmacies are managing a growing mix of therapies that arrive in manufacturer’s packaging…
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed and Longitude Rx are working together to build out the health system’s specialty pharmacy program. The work will focus on operational readiness, accreditation preparation, quality standards and the infrastructure to support future growth and market access, according…