A century ago, Baptist Health didn't have pharmacists — just a boy on a bike. Now, it has a $40 million central pharmacy that utilizes the most automation in the nation. 

A mislabeled overwrap and a difference of two lowercase letters on an intravenous bag have prompted a national alert after a nurse administered the medication and, 15 minutes later, the patient's heart rate slowed. 

Between January 2022 and December 2023, hospitals wasted more than 16 million injectable units — equal to 24% of all dispenses of controlled substances, according to Bluesight. 

Pharmacists are the most accessible healthcare professional in communities, literally standing among the patients, but they are not living up to the opportunity and responsibility they have to patients, Onisis Stefas, PharmD, CEO of Vivo Health, the pharmacy operated by…

A study conducted by Mount Sinai Health System has found self-imposed use cessation dates (SUCDs) for ophthalmic eye drop bottles increased waste and costs compared to dates listed by the FDA.

After the Federal Trade Commission released its report highlighting the "enormous power" pharmacy benefit managers have over drug pricing and access, agency Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, criticized the report and its findings in a dissenting statement.

The chemotherapy shortage "remains a moving target," the National Comprehensive Cancer Network said in June. 

An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into pharmacy benefit managers revealed PBM favoritism toward their own pharmacies and vast market control, which affects both medication access and affordability, according to the agency's initial July report.

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

Eli Lilly will acquire Morphic, a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company, for about $3.2 billion by the end of 2024.