Pharmacy

Avita Health System, which operates two critical access hospitals and one small acute care hospital in rural Ohio, has helped patients access $10.8 million worth of medications through a program launched in 2022, according to a May 29 article on…

The FDA has approved Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccine, mNEXSPIKE, for more limited use than its earlier versions.  The new shot is authorized only for adults 65 and older and for people ages 12-64 who have at least one underlying health…

Lawmakers in states across the country are advancing legislation to regulate pharmacy benefit managers. New bills in North Carolina and Illinois aim to curb practices critics claim inflate drug prices and threaten survival of independent pharmacies.  Here are four notes: 

HHS has proposed oversight of the 340B drug pricing program to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as part of a broader reorganization.  The move, initially referenced in a preliminary memo from White House officials in April, would place…

CVS Health and Express Scripts, two of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers, have filed separate lawsuits challenging a new Arkansas law that restricts PBMs and their affiliated pharmacies from dispensing medications within the state.  CVS Health and Express Scripts…

From automating refill workflows to launching mobile apps, health system pharmacies are turning to digital innovation to help enhance patient care and improve operational efficiency.  Below are responses from four pharmacy leaders who were asked: What is one success story…

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has partnered with Civica Rx in an effort to reduce the impact of drug shortages on patient care.  The partnership will provide Avera Health with more stable access to essential generic sterile injectable medications, many…

The FDA has approved expanded use of Sanofi Pasteur’s MenQuadfi, a meningococcal conjugate vaccine for children aged 2 to 10.   MenQuadfi is now the first quadrivalent conjugate vaccine licensed in the U.S. to prevent meningococcal disease in this age group,…

Cases of drug-induced liver injury are on the rise in the U.S., and medical experts warn that acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, is one of the leading causes along with herbal and dietary supplements, NBC News reported May 27. …

A New Jersey biotech company has paused a gene therapy trial after a participant had an unexpected adverse event and later died from a sudden, severe infection.  Rocket Pharmaceuticals said the patient experienced “clinical complications related to a capillary leak…