A California woman who allegedly impersonated a pharmacist and dispensed hundreds of drugs for more than 10 years is now facing criminal charges, the California attorney general announced July 30.
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Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.
St. Mary's Healthcare in Amsterdam, N.Y., is planning to invest $1.5 million to expand and upgrade its hospital pharmacy, according to the Daily Gazette.
Walgreens and a private equity firm are investing in Shields Health Solutions, a company that helps hospitals and health systems develop their own on-site specialty pharmacies.
Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health's first in-house specialty pharmacy is in full operation, the health system announced July 30. It initially opened in May.
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Walgreens and Humana plan to open three more senior-focused primary care centers in Walgreens stores, the two companies announced July 30.
The New York attorney general issued subpoenas to the big three insulin makers — Sanofi, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk — seeking documents related to their pricing strategies, according to STAT.
Capping the prices that pharmaceutical companies are allowed to charge for drugs won't lower healthcare costs in the U.S., Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks told CNBC.
If the merger of Pfizer's off-patent drug unit and Mylan is approved, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch could earn more than $37.6 million in severance and vested benefits, according to The Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
The Trump administration unveiled a plan July 31 that would allow the U.S. to import drugs from Canada, according to The Hill.