Mercy Medical Center, a 262-bed nonprofit, university-affiliated teaching hospital based in Baltimore, has long relied on its 340B Drug Pricing Program as a critical funding mechanism for charitable care and community health initiatives. As a disproportionate share hospital serving a…
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The drug-pricing agreement Pfizer struck with the Trump administration in September could generate up to $280 million in annual savings for state Medicaid programs, according to an analysis published April 27 in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy.…
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has released results from the 2026 PGY1 residency match, covering both phase 1 and phase 2, and the numbers reveal a range of outcomes across the country’s pharmacy schools. Of the 4,486 applicants who…
CVS Health and Millcreek, Utah-based Western Governors University have launched an online pre-pharmacy degree program designed to help address pharmacist workforce shortages nationwide. The fully online “Associate of Science-Health Science, Pre-Pharmacy” degree program is designed to help CVS employees complete…
A series of recent developments is highlighting a pattern: Pharmacy is facing overlapping pressure from drug pricing, supply instability and policy changes. Over the past month, some of the most significant pharmacy moves have centered on rising drug costs, growing…
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The FDA has alerted healthcare providers and patients about an increased risk of new blood cancers tied to Tazverik (tazemetostat) and said the drug’s sponsor plans to withdraw the product from the U.S. market. Tazverik was approved under the FDA’s…
Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph’s Health has named Susan Jacob, PharmD, system director of pharmacy, according to a LinkedIn post. Dr. Jacob most recently served as assistant director of clinical pharmacy services at NYC Health + Hospitals from June 2024 through…
Lentocilin, a penicillin G benzathine product, is back in stock and available to hospitals, clinics and pharmacies nationwide on Cost Plus Drugs’ marketplace. The restock comes as healthcare organizations continue managing supply disruptions affecting penicillin G benzathine products across the…
Drugmakers are navigating regulatory shifts, trial setbacks and major dealmaking as the FDA advances new models for drug development and political pressure reshapes the approval process. Here are five recent moves to know:
Optum Rx, UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, said it will roll out a fee-based structure to customers in the coming years. A May 11 news release from Optum said Optum Rx’s agreements have traditionally been linked to drug prices or…