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Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic supply genetic data to biotechnology company Regeneron to aid its drug discovery efforts, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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

Civica Rx, the hospital-owned nonprofit generic drug company, signed a five-year agreement with Hikma Pharmaceuticals to manufacture and supply 14 sterile injectable medications, the two organizations announced July 23. 

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The FDA has approved several new generics of Lyrica, a brand-name drug manufactured by Pfizer to treat fibromyalgia, nerve pain and partial onset seizures in patients 17 years of age and older. They are the first FDA-approved generics for the…

The president and co-owner of Physician Specialty Pharmacy in Pensacola, Fla., was charged in connection to a $5 million scheme to defraud Tricare and other insurance companies, according to local news station WEAR- TV. 

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