WellSpan Waynesboro (Pa.) Hospital has expanded its inpatient pharmacy from 1,100 to 1,700 square feet, enhancing the hospital’s compounding capabilities, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.  The hospital, part of York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health, renovated the pharmacy’s IV…

CVS Pharmacy will pay $12.25 million to settle allegations that it overcharged MassHealth, Massachusetts’ Medicaid program by not offering the lowest available prices for prescription drugs.  The lawsuit, filed by the Massachusetts attorney general in April 2025, alleged that CVS…

Healthcare groups are condemning the FDA’s decision to issue narrow approvals for COVID-19 vaccines, saying the move will limit access for millions of Americans and raise the risk of severe outcomes ahead of respiratory virus season.  On Aug. 27, the…

The American Hospital Association sharply criticized a 340B rebate model pilot program from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of HSS, warning the model threatens to undermine three decades of success under the existing 340B drug pricing program. …

A study found that most individuals diagnosed with focal epilepsy take over a year and more than one medication to be free of seizures.  The study, led by researchers from the U.S. and Australia and published in JAMA Neurology, followed…

The FDA has approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for adults 65 and older along with individuals ages 5-64 who are at increased risk of severe COVID-19.  The new formulation targets several SARS-CoV-2 sublineages, aligning with the FDA guidance…

Normally by this time of year as fall approaches, the FDA has approved new formulas for COVID-19 shots and CDC recommendations on who should receive them have been finalized.  As this year’s respiratory virus season kicks into gear and COVID…

Becker’s asked pharmacy executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their most recent value-driven wins. The 5 executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit, from Nov.…

Three pharmaceutical groups filed federal lawsuits against North Dakota’s recently passed 340B law, the North Dakota Monitor reported Aug. 26.  House Bill 1473 was signed into law by Gov. Kelly Armstrong earlier this year, making it a class B misdemeanor…

Here are five new drug shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.