Demand for pharmacists surged in the final months of 2025, with year-end data showing the strongest quarterly growth in the reporting period, according to the Pharmacy Workforce Center’s fourth-quarter 2025 Pharmacy Demand Report. Here are six things to know:
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The American Society of Health‑System Pharmacists has appointed Mandy Leonard, PharmD, vice president of its Office of Accreditation Services, effective July 30. In her new role, she will oversee strategic and operational initiatives related to the accreditation of pharmacy residency…
Most health system pharmacy executives are looking to stay in their organizations, and a growing share want to run more of the enterprise, according to a national survey. In a survey of 788 hospital and health system pharmacy leaders published…
As workforce shortages continue to pressure pharmacy departments, some health systems are investing in a longer-term solution: building their own talent pipelines. Rather than relying solely on external hiring, organizations are creating technician training programs, expanding residency positions and developing…
Inventia Healthcare Limited is recalling 11,460 bottles of Chlorthalidone Tablets USP, 25 mg, a blood pressure medication distributed nationwide after the product failed dissolution specifications. The recall was initiated June 5 and was classified as a Class II recall by…
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Boston (Mass.) Children’s Hospital has launched a neurologic drug research program through a new research agreement focused on developing therapies for patients with unmet medical needs. The agreement builds on a strategic collaboration announced in July 2025 with NS Pharma,…
Major drugmakers are advancing therapies that could affect hospital formularies, oncology programs, infectious disease management and obesity care. Here are six recent pharma developments healthcare leaders should know. Here are six recent moves to know:
Retail pharmacies are closing, and the pharmacists who worked in them are leaving, too. Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy in 2023 and shuttered about 800 stores while CVS closed 900 locations beginning in 2021, and Walgreens announced plans to close…
HHS has directed six of its agencies to reduce regulatory barriers associated with clinical trial research to accelerate pharmaceutical development in the U.S. The move — detailed in a road map called Operation TrailBlazer — comes as “a growing share…
The FDA approved 13 new immunotherapies in 2025, down from 22 approvals in 2024, according to the Cancer Research Institute “Cancer Immunotherapy Insights & Impact” report published June 1. The Cancer Research Institute tracks and analyzes FDA cancer immunotherapy approvals…