Pharmacy

At Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health, leaders are rethinking where pharmacy fits within the health system’s growth strategy. For years, pharmacy operations were often treated primarily as a cost center, focused on managing drug expenses and ensuring medications were available when…

Hackensack Meridian Health, an 18-hospital system based in Edison, N.J., has appointed Clyde Spence, PharmD, as vice president and chief pharmacy officer.  Dr. Spence, who previously served as network director of acute care pharmacy services, announced his promotion in a…

The North Carolina Department of Justice and North Carolina Department of Insurance alerted pharmacy benefit managers Feb. 17 that the state’s SCRIPT Act is now in effect, and said they are prepared to enforce the law. Attorney General Jeff Jackson…

CVS Health has launched a $5 million scholarship program to support students pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans or the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The scholarship will open in the 2026-27…

The FDA has agreed to review Moderna’s investigational flu vaccine for potential approval, about a week after telling the drugmaker it would not consider the application. On Feb. 10, the agency notified the drugmaker that it would not review its…

AmeriHealth Caritas is dropping its pharmacy benefit manager business, PerformRx, and transitioning to Optum Rx instead, the insurer confirmed to Becker’s Feb. 17. AmeriHealth Caritas is moving away “after a multiyear review” of PBM options. PerformRx will wrap operations “in…

Many hospitalized patients remain on medications long after they were meant to stop due to documentation and handoff breakdowns, Medscape reported Feb. 17. Here’s what to know: 1. The problem is most likely to affect patients who are older or…

The FDA has approved Filkri (filgrastim-laha), a biosimilar to Neupogen (filgrastim), for use in cancer patients at risk of infection due to chemotherapy. Filkri is indicated for patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy, those with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing induction or consolidation…

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore will launch a reimagined Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum, known as M-Pact, beginning in fall 2026. The M-Pact curriculum was developed through a multiyear review involving faculty, staff and students, according to…

Healthcare providers across the country are already facing a shortage of registered and licensed practical nurses and this shortage is expected to increase significantly over the next several years as Baby Boomers age and the need for healthcare grows. In…