Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has opened its first retail pharmacy in Northwest Arkansas following a change in Arkansas law that allows nonprofit hospitals to operate retail pharmacies, according to a July 14 report from CBS affiliate 5NEWS. The pharmacy is open…

West Reading, Pa.-based Reading Hospital, part of Tower Health, has opened the region’s first 24-hour pharmacy, providing around-the-clock access to prescription medications, pharmacist support, curbside pickup and essential health products, according to a July 15 Reading Eagle report. The pharmacy…

Alaska pharmacists will be able to provide a broader range of healthcare services beginning Jan. 1, 2027, under a new state law that expands their scope of practice. The law allows pharmacists to provide medication management and test and treat…

Health systems are starting to put real numbers behind pharmacy automation investments built over the past several years, and the returns are showing up in a variety of places. At MetroHealth in Cleveland, a central fill facility built for 12,000…

Amazon Pharmacy is collaborating with eNavvi, a digital prescribing platform, to integrate real-time medication pricing, availability and home delivery options into clinicians’ e-prescribing workflow.  The integration gives clinicians visibility into medication costs by comparing cash prices with estimated insurance copays…

Two health systems tapped new chief pharmacy officers in recent months, while pharmacists elsewhere skipped past the traditional CPO track and landed in the top job. Here are five pharmacy leadership moves Becker’s has reported on since January:  CPO appointments…

340B covered entities purchased $100 billion in outpatient drugs in 2025, according to new data from HRSA released July 13. It marks the program’s largest annual total on record, continuing a run of year-over-year growth from $53.7 billion in 2022…

Ten medications accounted for about 28.6% of the $100 billion in 340B outpatient drug purchases in 2025, according to new data from HRSA released July 13. The figure comes as 340B purchases hit a record $100 billion for the year,…

Hospital pharmacy teams have spent years getting good at spending less. Finding the cheaper equivalent, negotiating a better contract, catching and fixing overcharges. It’s worked, and it’s still the top financial priority for most teams: 72% of pharmacy teams leaders…

Every patient asking about a new medication has the same question. Dr. Robert Granko, System Vice President, Pharmacy Business Operations at UNC Health, puts it plainly. “Can I get my medication, and can I get it in time at a…