San Francisco-based Hims & Hers plans to start selling compounded peptides by the end of 2026, with six more to follow pending final FDA rulemaking, executives said Aug. 10. The direct-to-consumer telehealth company laid out a phased rollout on its…

AbbVie and Novartis each sued Illinois Aug. 7 in the Northern District of Illinois, seeking to block the state’s new 340B contract pharmacy law. Three days later, a federal judge in South Dakota dismissed three lawsuits from AbbVie, AstraZeneca and…

Only 10 health systems in the country currently hold ASHP’s Certified Center of Excellence designation, a distinction built on a rigorous document review and a multiday on-site survey of medication-use safety and pharmacy practice. Becker’s spoke with pharmacy leaders behind…

The University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy in Tucson received a full accreditation term for its Doctor of Pharmacy program, the longest term granted by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. The program is accredited through June…

The FDA’s Molecular and Clinical Genetics Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee will meet Sept. 23 to discuss and vote on Grail’s premarket approval application for its Galleri blood test, according to a notice published Aug. 10 in the…

The FDA is extending exemptions from certain drug supply chain security requirements for small dispensers, such as pharmacies, and their trading partners, where applicable, until Nov. 27, 2027. The exemptions apply to certain requirements under Section 582 of the Federal…

Six senators have introduced sweeping 340B reform legislation, just two days after the Health Resources and Services Administration revived its rebate model pilot program. The introduction also adds a Senate counterpart to a House bill introduced a month earlier, giving…

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Tudriqev (vusolimogene oderparepvec-wtpg), a genetically modified oncolytic viral therapy for adults with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma whose disease progressed with a PD-1-blocking antibody-based regimen. Tudriqev is indicated in combination with nivolumab, according to…

Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has earned Age-Friendly Pharmacy Recognition from the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, becoming the first hospital in the nation to receive the designation, according to an Aug. 7 report by The Saratogian. The recognition…

Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights and the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in Lexington have signed an articulation agreement creating a 3+4 pre-pharmacy and PharmD pathway that allows eligible students to earn both degrees in seven years instead…