Some Democratic lawmakers have begun arguing that slightly less biomedical innovation may be worth significantly reduced drug prices, according to STAT.
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The Chronic Disease Foundation and the Patient Access Network Foundation paid $6 million to settle claims they helped drugmakers pay kickbacks to Medicare patients, according to STAT.
Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.
Mylan is recalling one lot of its generic version of Xanax, called alprazolam tablets, due to the potential presence of a foreign substance.
Walgreens will transfer ownership of seven existing Walgreens Healthcare Clinics in the Cincinnati area to TriHealth.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance's fourth-quarter earnings per share and revenue, while lower than last year, exceeded Wall Street's expectations, according to CNBC.
Walgreens is shutting down all 17 of its healthcare clinics in Kansas City, Mo., at the end of the year, according to KCTV 5.
Amgen will sell its cholesterol drug Repatha exclusively at the lower list price it introduced in 2018, which is 60 percent lower than the drug's original $14,100 price tag.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is expanding National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to include vaping products in the wake of a rising number of vaping-related deaths and illnesses, according to NPR.
A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service found House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's drug pricing bill may be ruled unconstitutional if taken to court, according to STAT.