Marshall University School of Pharmacy in Huntington, W.Va., became the first pharmacy school in the U.S. to record a 100% pass rate on the 2025 West Virginia pharmacy law licensure exam. The exam, officially known as the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence…
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Hospital groups are asking HHS to give stakeholders more time to weigh in on a potential overhaul of the 340B drug pricing program, warning that the current 30-day comment period isn’t sufficient to evaluate how a shift from upfront discounts…
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, an agency within HHS, is investing $15 million to scale domestic production of shikimic acid, a key starting material for the antiviral drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir). The investment is intended to address the nation’s…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has administered Michigan’s first commercial infusion of Roctavian, a gene therapy for hemophilia A. The one-time infusion was given Jan. 15 to a man with severe hemophilia A at the infusion and chemotherapy treatment center at…
Two Connecticut cities filed federal lawsuits against Cigna, CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group — targeting their pharmacy benefit managers — over an alleged “insulin pricing scheme,” according to January filings in the U.S. District Court for the state. Along with…
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The FDA plans to drop its long-standing requirement that drugmakers conduct two rigorous studies to secure approval for new drugs and is also pushing to expand over-the-counter access to medications. Going forward, the FDA’s “default position” will be to require…
BCBS Michigan saved $67 million and $80 million in 2024 and 2025, respectively, through biosimilar use, the insurer reported Feb. 17. The company began moving members from Humira and Stelara to alternatives like Simlandi and Yesintek in 2025. Currently, 99% of members…
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…