Here are six new drug shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Editor’s note: The drugs listed are in alphabetical order.
Pharmacy
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Cottage Health is partnering with Clearway Health to develop a specialty pharmacy program at the three-hospital system. As part of the collaboration, pharmacists and patient liaisons are integrated into the health system’s specialty clinics to help patients…
President Donald Trump is targeting the pharmaceutical industry as a way to help finance his tax cut plans, pressing House Republicans to force drugmakers to accept lower prices on drugs covered by Medicaid, Bloomberg reported May 2. The White House…
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices will build the first state-required medication error reporting system for community pharmacies in California following its selection by the California Board of Pharmacy. The program stems from a law enacted in 2023 that requires…
The American Hospital Association is urging CMS to adjust its newly established drug price negotiation program, arguing the agency’s current approach conflicts with 340B programs. In a May 1 open letter to Kim Brandt, CMS’ COO, the hospital member group…
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The FDA plans to gather information from 250 compounding outsourcing pharmacies amid safety and quality concerns. In a May 1 notice, the agency said it will survey outsourcing facilities about challenges and opportunities related to market and business viability, compliance,…
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Tuesday that uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s proposed pharmaceutical tariffs is discouraging the company from making additional investments in U.S. manufacturing and research, CNBC News reported April 29. Speaking to Pfizer’s first-quarter earnings, Mr. Bourla…
Minnesota offers the highest hourly mean wage in the U.S. after adjusting for cost of living, while California has the highest unadjusted hourly mean wage, according to May 2024 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Below are the…
The FDA has approved Zevaskyn, the first gene-modified cellular therapy for treating wounds in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosis, a rare genetic skin disorder. Made by Abeona Therapeutics, Zevaskyn consists of gene-corrected skin grafts made from the patients’ own…
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would set new requirements for pharmacy benefit managers that lawmakers say will help rural pharmacies stay open and lower prescription costs, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported April 28. Here are four things…