The FDA has approved Utebzi (tebipenem pivoxil), an oral antibiotic for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis, in adults who have limited or no alternative oral treatment options. The approval makes Utebzi the first and only oral…
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The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, a trade group for pharmacy benefit managers, filed lawsuits in June challenging Illinois and Tennessee pharmacy laws. PCMA raised Employee Retirement Income Security Act-based preemption counts targeting Illinois’ Prescription Drug Affordability Act. The law, signed…
California, New York and Ohio led all states in gross Medicaid prescription drug spending in fiscal year 2024, accounting for more than a quarter of national spend, according to a KFF analysis of federal data. The figures reflect gross spending…
The FDA approved the first generic version of Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) on June 17, clearing Norwich Pharmaceuticals’ single-dose influenza tablet ahead of the 2026–27 flu season. Generic baloxavir marboxil is approved to treat acute uncomplicated influenza in patients 5 and…
Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of everyday pharmacy operations at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, where more than 300 AI tools are now in use across the health system. Several of those tools have been deployed within pharmacy services,…
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Progesterone-containing hormone replacement therapy prescribing more than quadrupled among women age 45 and older between 2018 and 2026, according to new research published June 17 from Truveta. The rise comes after the FDA moved to remove boxed warnings from several…
Eighteen U.S. universities ranked among the top 100 in the world for pharmacology and toxicology, a U.S. News & World Report ranking found. U.S. News’ “Best Global Universities” ranked 2,250 of the world’s top universities overall and by 51 academic…
Anyone who has built or has considered building a specialty pharmacy within their health system knows it’s not easy. It’s essentially a business within a business. You need operational sophistication across every function while still delivering on your core mission:…
Senate Finance Committee minority staff has released a request for information outlining three policy options aimed at lowering prescription drug prices, reducing patient out-of-pocket costs and supporting biopharmaceutical innovation. The proposal, released June 16, builds on a February plan led…
States have begun receiving payments from CVS Pharmacy’s $36.5 million settlement over allegations that the company overbilled Medicaid programs for insulin prescriptions between 2010 and 2020. According to federal and state investigators, CVS dispensed more insulin pen cartons than prescriptions…