Pharmacy

Lexington-based University of Kentucky Healthcare opened its eighth pharmacy on Oct. 24 in Southeast Lexington.

At a recent event for community and locally owned pharmacies, William Schimmel, executive director and CEO of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, said people were approaching him and asking for "magic" while seeking more technicians. 

The following 10 hospitals, health systems and hospital operators have posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.

Amid a growing cry from pharmacy organizations to boost pharmacists' roles, Walgreens said Oct. 26 that its 24,000 pharmacy workers will soon be evaluated for patient care and outcomes as the company eliminates "all task-based metrics."

The FDA has postponed its advisory meeting to debate whether HRA Pharma's birth control drug Opill should be authorized for over-the-counter use. 

A California pharmacy offering free monkeypox vaccines wants federal funds to help reimburse the business because payers are not reimbursing the pharmacy's efforts, the owner told ABC affiliate KXTV.

Perimenopause, or the time before menopause begins, usually comes with mood changes, depression and anxiety symtoms. Antidepressants are often prescribed, but researchers are looking for better treatments, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 24. 

CVS released its "Rx Report: A New Day in Retail Pharmacy," which highlighted consumer preference and demand for expanded roles for pharmacists.

Online delivery companies DoorDash and Uber will help Walgreens distribute Paxlovid, Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral drug, to those who have a prescription but cannot access it. 

The newly authorized bivalent, omicron-focused boosters elicited a response similar to the fourth dose of the original COVID-19 vaccine formula, according to a preprint study posted Oct. 24.