Novo Nordisk has withdrawn its application to expand the label of Wegovy, its blockbuster weight loss medication, the company announced Aug. 7. 

After securing FDA approval, Abbott Laboratories and Dexcom will soon launch the first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitors, The Washington Post reported Aug. 5. 

Premier bestowed its 2024 High-Value Pharmacy Award to UVA Health, the Charlottesville, Va.-based system said in an Aug. 5 release. 

JD Vance and Tim Walz, the Republican and Democratic candidates for vice president, respectively, have both voiced support for aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act, a landmark law that aims to lower prescription drug prices. 

Pharmacy owners are redesigning their stores to attract former customers who have flocked to their competitors such as Amazon, Walmart and Dollar Tree, the Chicago Tribune reported Aug. 4. 

There are 13 fully remote, accredited doctor of pharmacy programs in the United States.

Three participants in trials for an experimental MDMA therapy told The Wall Street Journal their thoughts of suicide worsened during and after taking the medicine. The potential side effect was not recorded, they said. 

Julie Temples, the director of pharmacy for information services at Emory Healthcare, is retiring. 

Melanie Dodd, PharmD, is now the president-elect of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 

Adding a fatty acid inhibitor to chemotherapy regimens could improve treatment efficacy for some oncology patients, according to a study conducted at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine.