The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has cited and warned a MercyOne hospital pharmacy after a pharmacy technician diverted 330 tablets of a controlled stimulant undetected for nearly two years. MercyOne Dubuque (Iowa) West Pharmacy failed to maintain controlled-substance accountability and…

CVS Health has opened its first pharmacy-focused location in Texas, expanding a small-format store model the company is rolling out nationwide. The approximately 3,000-square-foot Houston store is one of nearly 20 pharmacy-focused locations CVS plans to open in select communities,…

Wailuku, Hawaii-based Maui Health has partnered with Mauliola Pharmacy to launch bedside prescription delivery services for patients discharged from Maui Memorial Medical Center. The partnership introduced two programs: Meds to ER, which provides discharge medications to patients leaving the emergency…

A new American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/multisociety dyslipidemia guideline could expand eligibility for primary prevention statin therapy to an estimated 21.5 million additional U.S. adults, according to a study published July 20 in JAMA. The 2026 guideline, released in…

The Oregon Health Authority has awarded the Pharmacy Foundation of Oregon $5,035,218 to expand pharmacy access in rural and frontier communities through secure prescription lockers, staffed prescription delivery and telepharmacy services. The projects will be implemented with OHA-designated Critical Access…

Matt Pond, PharmD, is joining Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine as associate chief pharmacy officer, pharmacy business operations.  Dr. Pond, who has worked as an executive coach for clinicians since July 2024, announced the new role in a July 20 LinkedIn…

An immunotherapy dosing program saved an estimated $296,000 in drug costs over 12 months at one VA medical center, according to a study published July 15 in NEJM Catalyst. Researchers at Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center…

TrumpRx, the federal direct-to-consumer drug discount website President Donald Trump launched Feb. 5, reaches its six-month mark Aug. 5. The site has grown from 40 branded drugs at launch to 92 in July, with more than 600 generics added in…

The Maryland Department of Health did not audit pharmacy claims for three of its four fee-for-service pharmacy programs, leaving approximately $674.5 million in fiscal 2025 claims without routine reviews for fraud, waste, abuse and billing violations, according to a July…

Basing Medicaid drug prices on what other wealthy countries pay could save 47 states and the District of Columbia a combined $8.6 billion — about 35% of net spending on the drugs studied — according to research published July 15…