Pharmacy

Pharmacy leaders across the country are implementing initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance patient care.  

A group of compounding pharmacies has filed a lawsuit against the FDA, challenging the agency's decision to remove semaglutide — which is used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity — from the drug shortage list. 

AstraZeneca's experimental breast cancer drug camizestrant, when combined with a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, has shown significant improvement in delaying disease progression in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer. 

Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) face growing pressure to ensure medication access for the 45 million Americans living in pharmacy deserts. Accelerating pharmacy closures, an aging population and staffing shortages present a crisis that demands an urgent response from health systems.

The FDA has eliminated a longstanding requirement that patients taking clozapine, an antipsychotic used for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, to submit blood test results before their prescriptions can be filled. 

On Feb. 24, Avita Health System opened a retail pharmacy in Crestline, Ohio, after the town's only pharmacy closed. 

A new study published in BMC Medicine suggests antidepressant use may accelerate cognitive decline in people with dementia, but some health experts are cautioning against drawing such conclusions. 

About one-fifth of U.S. hospitals use radio frequency identification systems, which are gaining traction as more health organizations discover the technology's capabilities. 

San Antonio-based Brooke Army Medical Center will close three pharmacies in March "due to several changes within the military healthcare system."

Orlando Health's South Lake Hospital has opened its newly expanded inpatient pharmacy, increasing its size and capabilities significantly, The South Lake Tablet reported Feb. 24