Pharmacy

Clinical trial experts say that pauses in AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine trials are normal and to be expected, but a halt in Eli Lilly's trial for its antibody drug is more rare and concerning, The New York…

The National Institutes of Health said Eli Lilly's trial of its COVID-19 antibody drug was halted due to the "clinical status" of multiple participants, according to a statement reviewed by The New York Times. 

The government's plan to send $200 drug savings cards to millions of Medicare beneficiaries won't be completed until after Election Day, a person familiar with the plan told The Wall Street Journal.  

Rite Aid said Oct. 13 it is starting a paid time off program for all of its workers on Election Day.

A Dutch payer has won a lawsuit accusing AstraZeneca of creating an unfair monopoly on an antipsychotic drug by using a patent that had been invalidated to block generic competition, STAT reported. 

The CDC's Oct. 16 deadline for states to submit their COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans is rapidly approaching, but states are still struggling to address the significant uncertainties and logistical challenges surrounding mass COVID-19 inoculation in the U.S., according to Bloomberg…

Seven health systems are uniting to form the Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance, or HOSP, to advocate for health system-owned specialty pharmacies. 

Harrisonburg (Va.) Community Health Center has rebranded itself Healthy Community Health Centers and opened a pharmacy, a local ABC-TV affiliate, reported.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar said earlier this year that any potential COVID-19 vaccine injuries will be covered under a program called the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program, which shields drugmakers from liability for any potential injuries that occur due to their…

Eli Lilly's clinical trial of its experimental COVID-19 antibody drug has been paused due to a safety concern, according to an email obtained by Brief19, a COVID-19-related medical research news site created by three physicians.