AstraZeneca is building out a portfolio of targeted cancer drugs, and the first pivotal readout from its wholly owned antibody-drug conjugates is a win: sonesitatug vedotin (Sone-Ve) reduced the risk of death by 42% in previously treated advanced gastric cancer…

The shortages of generic chemotherapy drugs that began this spring have outlasted every resupply estimate drugmakers have given, and one major manufacturer now expects disruptions to last into 2028. Four drugs were in short supply in June. By October, the…

Pharmacist pay swings by tens of thousands of dollars depending on the state. Technician pay is lower and depends heavily on local cost of living. Meanwhile, the jobs themselves are shifting out of retail and into hospitals, where pay tends…

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue’s Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency Program has received an eight-year accreditation from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the organization’s full accreditation term. The accreditation extends through 2034, according to an Oct. 23…

In about two months, hospitals will start paying full price up front for 21 drugs and waiting for their 340B discounts to come back as rebates, unless a court or Congress stops the change first. Here are five questions hanging…

The FDA has approved Novo Nordisk’s Awiqli as the first once-weekly, long-acting basal insulin for children 10 years and older with Type 2 diabetes. Awiqli (insulin icodec-abae) injection, 700 units/milliliter, was approved as an adjunct to diet and exercise to…

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced an investigation into pharmacy benefit managers Optum Rx, CVS Caremark and Express Scripts Oct. 23, reviewing their auditing practices of independent pharmacies.  The investigation stems from concerns “that independent pharmacies have…

Bristol Myers Squibb said Oct. 23 a study participant died from septic pneumonia about six weeks after receiving a dose of a CAR-T cell therapy being tested for multiple sclerosis.  The phase 1 trial included 66 patients with highly active…

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health plans to acquire three pharmacy businesses in Reidsville, N.C., expanding its retail pharmacy footprint and adding long-term care pharmacy services. The agreement includes Carolina Apothecary, Belmont Pharmacy and Rx Care, which have served Rockingham County residents…

The FDA has warned Baxter International over significant manufacturing violations at its Baxter Healthcare drug manufacturing facility in Round Lake, Ill., including deficiencies involving contamination controls and sterile injectable production. The agency identified the violations during a March 23-April 2…