With thousands of gene and cell therapies in the pipeline, health systems should make sure they are for these drugs, which can cost millions per dose, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.  The FDA has approved only a…

As financial pressures intensify across health systems, Renton, Wash.-based Providence is grappling with the combined strain of high-cost therapies, slow biosimilar uptake, shrinking reimbursement and increasing supply chain instability with current geopolitical factors.  “We are experiencing lots of challenges with…

In June, GoodRx will provide a cost-plus model offering to independent community pharmacies through direct contracts, the company said May 22.  Dubbed GoodRx Community Link, it will allow locally owned and operated pharmacies to contract with its integrated savings program.…

On May 21, a federal judge approved Rite Aid’s bankruptcy plan to close stores and sell most of its pharmacy assets to other national chains, according to court documents reviewed by Becker’s.  CVS, Walgreens, and grocery store chains Albertsons, Kroger,…

The FDA has called for Pfizer and Moderna to update the safety information on their mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to include warnings on the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis, according to two letters shared on the agency’s website.  Dated April 17,…

In the first quarter of 2025, there were 39,111 job postings for pharmacy technicians nationwide, according to a May 14 report from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.  This marks a slight decline from the same period in 2024,…

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. However, experts told KFF Health News the policy’s rollout reveals a slow, conditional path that hinges on drugmakers’ cooperation and potential future rulemaking.  Here are five…

Cleveland-based MetroHealth has improved the speed and success of its medication prior authorization process with the help of AI, cutting submission times from 18 hours to around five minutes and increasing approval rates by 15%.  Ryan Mezinger, senior vice president…

Walgreens has opened a central pharmacy center in Brooklyn Park, Minn., aimed at streamlining prescription fulfillment and freeing up pharmacists’ time.  The micro-fulfillment center is equipped with robotic technology to process, dispense and ship medications, according to a May 20…

Health systems nationwide are making investments in specialty pharmacy and centralized pharmacy services to help enhance care for patients, streamline operations and improve medication access.  Here are some of the systems that plan to launch specialty pharmacies in late 2025…