Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. recently expanded its network of independent pharmacies from 36 to 80 across seven states. 

Teva Pharmaceuticals will stop shipping 36 discounted drugs to contract pharmacies July 5 because of its concerns of a diluted 340B program, according to a letter acquired by 340B Health. 

Metformin — a first-line treatment for Type 2 diabetes — significantly lowers the risk of developing long COVID-19 when taken within the first few days of infection, according to new findings from researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School…

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists honored 41 members as 2023 Fellows for their "excellence in pharmacy practice," the organization said June 8. 

The ongoing shortages of numerous oncology medications are causing delays in care for patients at cancer centers, according to a study from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 

Seventy percent of the 20 most commonly prescribed medications from GoodRx are in shortage, according to databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

The Department of Defense is designing a program to assess the safety of widely used generic drugs amid concerns over their quality, Bloomberg reported June 7.

Atlanta-based Mercer University College of Pharmacy secured a deal with another Georgia university to promise priority applicant status for Mercer's PharmD program and cut one school year. 

Local anesthetics bupivacaine and lidocaine have been in unsteady supply since at least 2015, and recently, drugmakers postponed their expected resupply dates again. 

Shortages of a handful of cancer drugs are causing concern as drug companies delay resupply dates and physicians worry about providing adequate care for their patients.