Cigna’s Evernorth Health Services announced Pharmacy Forward, an AI-powered program for specialty care, July 1. The program, backed by a $100 million investment through 2028, will first launch with Evernorth’s Accredo Specialty Pharmacy. Pharmacy Forward will integrate clinical data, AI-generated…
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AstraZeneca will pay nearly $34 million to resolve allegations it used illegal kickbacks to influence prescriptions reimbursed by Texas Medicaid. Texas sued AstraZeneca under the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act, alleging the drugmaker provided free nursing services and…
AIDS Drug Assistance Program Advocacy and the Partnership for Safe Medicines are urging pharmacies to avoid purchasing discounted HIV medications through online pharmacy-to-pharmacy marketplaces, warning the products may qualify as suspect under FDA guidance and the Drug Supply Chain Security…
The New England Journal of Medicine has retracted the clinical trial publication behind Amgen’s rare disease drug Tavneos after two of the study’s authors requested the retraction over undisclosed changes to how patient outcomes were assessed. In a June 29…
The FDA has selected seven companies to participate in its PreCheck Pilot Program, an initiative designed to support domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing through earlier regulatory engagement and a more predictable review process. The FDA first unveiled the PreCheck concept in August…
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On July 1, eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries can access GLP-1 medications — Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound — at a $50 monthly copay through the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program, a temporary federal initiative running through December 2027. The program…
The FDA has approved Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa), the first and only IL-23 inhibitor in the U.S., to treat children ages 6 years and older with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy, or active psoriatic arthritis. The…
University Hospitals Parma (Ohio) Medical Center has opened a UH Meds Retail Pharmacy that provides prescription services for patients, employees and the community. The pharmacy offers the health system’s Meds to Beds program, in which pharmacists deliver medications to hospitalized…
Becker’s is proud to spotlight chief pharmacy officers who ensure that the right medications reach the right patients at the right time. They are tasked with overseeing complex supply chains, managing formularies at enormous scale, and standing as critical guardians…
Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-La., has crafted a discussion draft of legislation that would overhaul the 340B Drug Pricing Program with new transparency, oversight and accountability requirements for covered entities. The draft, released June 25, proposes reforms intended to ensure…