Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center recently awarded a team of researchers $300,000 to aid them in a "first-of-its-kind" drug supply chain dashboard. 

The Pharmacy Technician Society, formed in November 2023 out of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, has officially named its inaugural president, according to a May 23 announcement.

Hospira, a Pfizer company, voluntarily recalled three lots of a blood pressure medication and two lots of a pain management therapy because of a potential packaging issue. 

On May 24, an FDA advisory committee will meet to discuss the safety profile of Awiqli (insulin icodec), Novo Nordisk's long-lasting insulin, after a study showed the drug poses an increased risk of hypoglycemia to users. 

Drugmaker price hikes that have occurred in tandem with ongoing drug shortages have not only created headaches for both hospitals and providers  — but also jeopardized patient access to care, according to an analysis published May 22 by the American Hospital…

In recent years, the pharmacy team at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center identified a recurring challenge with operating room inventory: after medications were stocked in the anesthesia workstations (AWS), visibility of that inventory diminished.

About a month after the number of ongoing drug shortages reached a 23-year record, more than four dozen patient advocacy groups wrote to legislators, urging them to address the shortages. 

Three judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington, D.C. Circuit ruled May 21 in favor of drug manufacturers' ability to limit sales and distribution of discounted drugs in the government's 340B drug pricing program.

In discussions about the evolution of the pharmacy sector, the role of specialty pharmacies in patient care is taking center stage. Major areas of focus include patient follow-up, care transitions and engagement. 

After positive results in phase 3 trials, a GSK experimental therapy could be the first ultra-long-acting biologic approved for severe asthma.