Pharmacy

The FDA is investigating reports of allergic reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to The Washington Post. 

The U.S. government had to cut the number of doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine sent to several states because of confusion over an FDA rule, CNBC reported. 

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine received emergency use authorization from the FDA Dec. 18, making it the second vaccine approved in the U.S. 

The FDA's advisory panel recommended Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate for emergency use authorization Dec. 17, making way for an approval expected by late in the day on Dec. 18, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The pharma industry witnessed hundreds of leadership changes in 2020, including appointments, retirements and the creation of new roles.

As hospitals and health systems around the country begin to vaccinate their workers, the number of Americans willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine is increasing, according to surveys from Kaiser Family Foundation. 

After a year that has brought unprecedented change to all facets of the U.S. healthcare system, hospital pharmacy leaders will be challenged to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Three chief pharmacy officers recently spoke with…

Most pharmacy claim submissions, electronic prior authorizations and eligibility and benefit verifications are conducted via automation, according to the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare Pharmacy Services Index.

Fills for prescription short-acting beta agonist inhalers increased by about 30 percent during the weeks the West Coast experienced poor air quality due to fires, according to research released Dec. 15 by telemedicine and prescription discount company GoodRx.

Hospital pharmacists discovered Dec. 16 that some vials of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines that are supposed to hold five doses actually contain six or seven, The New York Times reported.