Pharmacy

At many health systems, pharmacy leaders are often brought into infrastructure and operational planning after key decisions have already been made — a dynamic that can create downstream challenges for workflow, safety and efficiency. For Melissa Chase, PharmD, director of…

The FDA has approved Novo Nordisk’s Awiqli (insulin icodec-abae), making it the first once-weekly basal insulin available in the U.S. for adults with Type 2 diabetes. Awiqli is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise and is intended to…

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Kresladi (marnetegragene autotemcel), the first gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency Type 1, a rare pediatric immune disorder. Kresladi is indicated for pediatric patients with the condition caused by biallelic ITGB2 variants…

The pharmacy technician workforce is becoming more experienced and committed to the profession as a long-term career rather than a temporary stint, but compensation gaps continue to threaten retention, according to a March 26 report from Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. …

The FDA has approved a label update for Seqirus’s Flucelvax and Flucelvax Quadrivalent to include a warning about febrile seizures in young children. The new warning applies to children ages 6 months through 4 years old, according to the Flucelvax…

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Avlayah (tividenofusp alfa-eknm) for the treatment of neurologic manifestations of Hunter syndrome in pediatric patients, marking the first new therapy for the rare genetic disorder in nearly 20 years. Avlayah is indicated for…

Florida lawmakers have passed emergency legislation to restore access to HIV medications for thousands of residents who lost coverage under the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program earlier this year. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed CS/HB 697 into law March 24, allocating…

The Kansas Legislature has approved sweeping regulations targeting pharmacy benefit managers with the passage of the Kansas Consumer Prescription Protection and Accountability Act. The bill establishes a comprehensive framework governing PBM practices, including bans on spread pricing and point-of-sale fees,…

Pharmacy is under pressure from every direction — shrinking reimbursements, 340B headwinds, rising drug costs, and a workforce stretched thin. And yet the pharmacy leaders living inside that pressure are not sounding the alarm.  We asked more than a dozen…

CVS Pharmacy will open its first pharmacy-only location in Chicago on March 30. The store, located at 2628 W. Pershing Road in the city’s West End, is part of a planned rollout of nearly 20 pharmacy-only, apothecary-style CVS Pharmacy locations…