An oncology pharmacy leader at Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla., has joined Ascension St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla., as director of oncology and infusion services. Vince Sung, PharmD, announced his role change in a March 10 LinkedIn…
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Ipsen, a Paris-based drugmaker, is removing its cancer drug Tazverik (tazemetostat) from the U.S. market because of safety concerns. An ongoing Tazverik clinical trial has reported adverse events of secondary hematologic malignancies — which are blood cancers — indicating “the…
A March 9 draft guidance from the FDA proposes an allowance for biosimilar sponsors to use clinical data from outside the U.S. to seek the agency’s approval, which would reduce the requirement of at least one study in the approval…
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has expanded its cell and gene therapy program to include 12 FDA-approved therapies. The program now offers more cell and gene therapies than any pediatric center on the West Coast, according to a March 5 news…
Statista, a global data company that publishes insights for 170 industries, projects four cancer therapies will be among the top 10 best-selling pharmaceutical products in the U.S. this year. The company projects Merck’s cancer drug Keytruda will earn $12.7 billion…
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Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro is projected to be the best-selling drug in the world in 2030, according to Statista data shared March 9 with Becker’s. Statista is a global data company that provides market insights for 170 industries, including pharmaceuticals. The…
The FDA recently met with several states to discuss the Section 804 Importation Program, which allows states and tribes to propose plans to import certain lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. The meeting — held with representatives from HHS and the…
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health’s newly appointed chief pharmacy officer is focused on expanding the system’s enterprise pharmacy strategy and positioning pharmacy as a key driver of value-based care. Kristen Kruszewski, PharmD, recently stepped into the systemwide role and said one…
In the four weeks after President Donald Trump and federal health agencies raised unfounded risks about using Tylenol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy, orders for the pain medication declined 10% in emergency departments, according to a new study. At the same time,…
Pharmacy technician shortages are forcing hospital pharmacy leaders to rethink how work gets done — accelerating investments in automation, robotics and AI not as optional efficiency tools, but as infrastructure to stabilize strained teams. While workforce pressures are pushing automation…