Hospitals in Maryland have been quick to order freezers and dry ice in preparation to distribute a vaccine like Pfizer's that requires ultra-low temperatures, The Baltimore Sun reported.
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When a COVID-19 vaccine is approved by the FDA, it likely won't be available widely in rural communities at first due to challenges in shipping and storing it, a CDC official told ProPublica.
Pharmacy benefit managers make changes to their formularies, the list of medications for which they offer coverage, every year, and 11 medications that had previously been taken off formularies are returning in 2021.
The European Union on Nov. 11 signed a deal with Pfizer to secure 300 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, an agreement that includes 200 million more doses than the deal the drugmaker made with the U.S.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, PhD, sold about $5.6 million worth of his shares in the company Nov. 9, the same day the drugmaker announced interim trial analysis showed the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with BioNTech is 90 percent effective…
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The rapid growth of specialty pharmacy provides opportunities for healthcare leaders to improve patient outcomes while capturing escaping revenues. But developing a specialty pharmacy can be difficult, as the space is complex and comes with its share of challenges. Health…
Eighteen companies that make generic drugs joined forces with nonprofit Medicines Patent Pool Nov. 12 to expedite access to COVID-19 drugs for countries with less developed industrial bases.
Novavax released its $1.6 billion contract with Operation Warp Speed in a Nov. 10 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, NPR reported.
Cardinal Health signed an agreement with the CDC Nov. 11 to act as a network administrator during phase 2 of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19.
The FDA is requiring Eli Lilly to hire a third-party consultant to review quality data for batches of its COVID-19 antibody drug made at a New Jersey plant before the drug can be sent to distributors after two separate inspections…