Pharmacy

The FDA said Nov. 14 it will place its most prominent safety warning on Elevidys, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, after two fatal cases of acute liver injury.  Sarepta Therapeutics paused shipments of the therapy to nonambulatory patients…

The FDA has approved Poherdy (pertuzumab-dpzb), the first interchangeable biosimilar to Perjeta (pertuzumab). Poherdy, as approved, is indicated for use in adults with HER2-positive breast cancer, including metastatic cases, early-stage breast cancer at high risk of recurrence, and as a…

Pfizer is selling its remaining stake in COVID-19 vaccine partner BioNTech. The U.S. drugmaker is offering about 4.55 million American depositary receipts in an overnight block trade, marketed at between $108 and $111.70 per share, according to a Nov. 13…

Amazon Pharmacy will partner with Experity, a healthcare technology platform, to enable patients to order prescriptions during their visit and receive same-day delivery in select markets. The collaboration will allow patients at urgent care centers to access automatic manufacturer discounts…

The FDA has introduced a new “plausible mechanism pathway” aimed at expediting approval of personalized therapies for rare diseases. The approach, detailed in a Nov. 12 article in The New England Journal of Medicine by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD,…

Pharmacy is no longer operating behind the scenes — it’s driving the business and clinical transformation of healthcare. At Becker’s 2025 Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit, held Nov. 5-6 in Chicago, pharmacy executives from leading hospitals and health systems convened…

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare is building a new $29.8 million central fill pharmacy, The Courier-Journal reported Nov. 12. The off-site pharmacy will process and fill up to 7,000 prescriptions per day upon its completion next summer. It will also offer…

The FDA has appointed Richard Pazdur, MD, as director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, effective Nov. 11. The center regulates prescription, over-the-counter and generic drugs, and oversees their development, approval and labeling. Dr. Pazdur, a 26-year FDA…

VCU Health, a three-hospital system based in Richmond, Va., will expand free home delivery services to all of its pharmacies Nov. 11.  The system operates seven pharmacies, according to a Nov. 6 news release. Individuals who are not a VCU…

HHS and the FDA are taking formal steps to remove boxed warnings from hormone replacement therapy products used to treat menopausal symptoms. The FDA began the process after reviewing updated scientific literature, convening an expert panel in July and opening…