Pharmacy

In 2018, hurricanes, storms, floods and fires touched every region of the country, with multiple natural disasters exceeding $1 billion in damages each.

Physicians, pharmacists and clinicians were among the 41 people charged Aug. 28 in what federal authorities are calling a "massive pill mill" operation in Houston, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Thirty patients have died after taking Symdeko, a cystic fibrosis drug manufactured by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, according to health news website STAT.

Since buying health insurer Aetna in November, CVS Health has emphasized holistic healthcare rather than just selling medicine. The company said it hopes its strategic shift will lead to healthier communities and lower healthcare costs.

Shelby, Mont.-based Marias Healthcare has opened a retail pharmacy in one of its outpatient clinics, according to the Cut Bank Pioneer Press.

Handling drug shortages is getting more difficult as hospital and health system pharmacy leaders cope with shortfalls that last longer and leave them with fewer alternative treatment options. 

Medicare has been paying for drugs used in hospices twice, wasting hundreds of millions of dollars each year, a new report from the Office of Inspector General found.

Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, are offering to pay $10 billion to $12 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits claiming the company fueled the opioid epidemic, NBC News reported citing two people familiar with the discussions.

The FDA issued a formal request to AmEx Pharmacy to recall all of its compounded drug products intended to be sterile after the company didn't take any corrective actions following an inspection that found "significant quality and sterility concerns."

Medical device and drug recalls, whether voluntary or forced by the FDA, ensure patient safety. Here are six reported by Becker's Hospital Review in the last month: