On June 17, Merck received FDA approval for a vaccine designed to protect adults from pneumococcus, a type of bacteria that can cause serious disease, including pneumonia. 

The Missouri State Senate passed a bill, June 14, that will forbid drugmakers from restricting the distribution of 340B drugs to contract pharmacies. The bill will either be signed by the governor by July 14, vetoed, or it will become…

The FDA approved AstraZeneca's monotherapy for endometrial cancer, Imfinzi, after it was found in a study to decrease its risk of progression and death by 58% in patients who were diagnosed with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch…

As nearly 10 million people in the eastern U.S. feel a major heat wave this week, patients taking some medications have a higher risk of heat-related illnesses, The New York Times reported June 15. 

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has canceled a Senate committee vote that would have determined whether to subpoena Novo Nordisk executives about the cost of the drugmaker's blockbuster drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy. The move comes as Novo Nordisk's CEO agreed to…

It's unclear how much Mark Cuban can or will disrupt the pharmaceutical industry, but he told The Athletic he's in the business for the long haul.

Pfizer's gene therapy candidate for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed to meet its primary endpoint in a phase 3 trial, the company said June 12. 

When Houston Methodist installed Amazon Echo Dots in its pharmacies and patient rooms, the system halved the time it takes for orders to be signed and medications to be administered by nurses, according to Pharmacy Practice News. 

Contaminated manufacturing may be what has led generic drugs at CVS to be recalled almost twice as often as generic drugs at Walgreens or Walmart, according to a June 10 report from Bloomberg.

A workplace and well-being report has unveiled a new problem in pharmacies: outdated software and broken computer systems.