The Biden administration launched the first federally supported "test-to-treat" site in Rhode Island on May 26. 

The following 10 hospitals, health systems and hospital operators have posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.

The FDA released a compliance guide May 25 featuring 12 questions and answers to provide small entities with a better understanding of the Importation of Prescription Drugs Final Rule.

CVS Health will stop filling prescriptions for controlled substances from the telehealth startups Cerebral and Done Health on May 26, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The CDC issued a warning May 24 that a rebound in COVID-19 symptoms can occur after patients take the antiviral medication Paxlovid. 

Many pharmacists in Texas are hesitant to fill prescriptions for abortion drugs — even if they're used for other medical reasons — for fear of civil lawsuits or criminal prosecution under the state's strict abortion ban, Slate reported May 24.

Ned McCoy was selected as the next president and CEO of Civica, a nonprofit generic drug company formed by several major health systems.

Here are five recent moves from CVS and Walgreens Becker's has covered since April 11, starting with the most recent: 

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is building a $1.5 million retail pharmacy in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices on May 17 issued an alert warning pharmacists of the risk of errors with a new presentation of potassium chloride concentrate from B. Braun. 

The following 10 hospitals and health systems have posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.

The FDA has declined to authorize the common antidepressant fluvoxamine as a COVID-19 treatment.  

The FDA authorized Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine booster for children ages 5 to 11 on May 17.

The FDA issued a warning letter to a drug manufacturing facility owned by Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital after finding issues with the production of positron emission tomography drugs. 

CVS Health is asking Vermont Gov. Phil Scott to veto a bill it says will raise prescription drug costs for those with private insurance, VTDigger reported May 15.  

While the CDC recommended COVID-19 boosters for older Americans in October, more than 33 percent of those 65 and older who completed their initial vaccinations still haven't gotten a booster shot, Kaiser Health News reported May 12. 

The following 10 hospitals and health systems have posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.

The FDA on May 11 approved Eli Lilly and partner Incyte's baricitinib, which goes by the brand name Olumiant, to treat COVID-19 in certain hospitalized adults. 

The nation's top infectious disease expert on May 11 said he expects data to inform how often COVID-19 boosters could be needed to maintain strong protection to be available by mid-summer. 

Pfizer's CEO said the company is currently focused on developing a COVID-19 vaccine that offers protection for at least one year in anticipation that longer lasting efficacy will encourage more people to stay up to date with vaccine recommendations.