The FDA has approved Sanofi’s subcutaneous Sarclisa Escena in combination with standard-of-care regimens for patients with multiple myeloma across all existing indications of the intravenous formulation, making it the first anticancer treatment administered through an on-body injector. Sarclisa Escena is…
Pharmacy
Pharmacy leaders are done waiting
For decades, the friction between a prescription and a patient was accepted as part of the process. Now, pharmacy leaders are closing that gap with AI because “to wait one moment longer is untenable.” Pharmacy has become one of healthcare’s…
A new CDC analysis is challenging assumptions about where pharmacy access in the U.S. is worst — and the answer isn’t rural America. Researchers from the Minnesota Department of Health and University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy mapped pharmacy access…
The FDA has classified a recall of more than 2.5 million bottles of prescription prednisolone acetate eye drops as Class II after the product was found to contain a foreign substance. The recall affects 2,530,182 bottles of Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic…
Chemotherapy drugs cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin and ifosfamide are in shortage again, but five health systems are managing without the treatment delays and drug rationing that defined 2023. Shortages of the drugs have been straining hospital supply chains since June, with…
Net spending on medicines in the U.S. climbed $58 billion, or 10.6%, from 2024 to 2025, reaching $606 billion, according to an April 28 IQVIA Institute report. Here are five things to know from the report:
The FDA has classified three drug recalls as Class II actions in enforcement reports released July 8, affecting injectable medications distributed in the U.S. Here are the recalled drugs:
Healthcare is built on trust. Patients trust that coverage decisions are made in their best interest. Employers trust that benefit strategies are designed to control cost and improve outcomes. Hospitals and health systems trust that reimbursement and access decisions are…
Hyde Park, Ill.-based University of Chicago Medicine’s Harvey, Ill.-based Ingalls Memorial Hospital pharmacy department has become the latest addition to UChicago Medicine’s American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Certified Center of Excellence designation, according to a July 3 LinkedIn post from…
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital has named Amanda Beck, PharmD, to director of hospital operations and pharmacy after 11 years with Houston Methodist. In her new role, Dr. Beck will work with the hospital’s COO to oversee performance excellence, facilities, environmental…