The role of health system pharmacy executives has changed, as has the communication style required to sustain it. Pharmacy leaders at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, UChicago Medicine and Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine told Becker’s how they translate pharmacy…
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A Florida judge has ruled in favor of CVS, Walgreens and Walmart in a lawsuit brought by 16 hospitals seeking $2 billion in damages related to the opioid epidemic. Broward County Chief Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips entered judgment for the defendants…
Georgia pharmacists will be allowed to prescribe HIV prevention medications beginning July 1 under a new law, according to a May 27 report from Atlanta News First. Georgia joins more than 20 states that already allow pharmacists to prescribe the…
An experimental hepatitis B treatment developed by Ionis Pharmaceuticals and GlaxoSmithKline has achieved a functional cure in about 20% of patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, according to research published May 28 in The New England Journal of Medicine. The…
Health systems are increasingly turning to AI to tackle one of hospital operations’ most complex challenges: medication management. Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System formed a new partnership to apply AI across its pharmacy, dispensing and infusion workflows, with the aim…
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Researchers from the University of Houston and University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have developed a dual-target drug designed to overcome immunotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer. The research team developed SH-273 and a nanoparticle version, Nano-273, to boost immune system…
GoodRx has launched GoodRx Companion, a $14.99 monthly subscription program focused on lowering out-of-pocket healthcare costs. The membership includes access to more than 200 common generic medications for free and hundreds more for less than $10 at pharmacies nationwide, according…
North Dakota leads all states for pharmacy technician pay after cost-of-living adjustments, with a mean adjusted hourly wage of $25.94, according to data published May 15 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Washington state tops the list on nominal pay…
Humana’s CenterWell Pharmacy has initiated full operations at its CenterWell Pharmacy mail-order distribution center in Orlando, Fla. The $83 million investment aims to increase prescription delivery capacity in the state, according to a May 27 news release. Humana has substantial Medicare Advantage,…
The FDA has approved Gilead Sciences’ Hepcludex to treat chronic hepatitis delta virus infection in adults without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis. The approval marks the first FDA-approved treatment for chronic HDV infection. Hepcludex, also known as bulevirtide-gmod injection, was…