Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas is installing kiosks in several hospitals in its network that allow 24-hour prescription pickups for its patients, according to the Rowlett Lakeshore Times.
Pharmacy
The FDA has approved Recarbrio, a three-drug combination antibiotic, to treat adults with complicated urinary tract and intra-abdominal infections.
A New Jersey physician and three pharmacy workers were charged in connection to a $10 million kickback scheme, according to the North Jersey Record.
The closely watched trial in Oklahoma that accused Johnson & Johnson of fueling the opioid crisis wrapped up July 16. Below are 10 takeaways:
FDA inspectors claim that Strides Pharma Science, an India-based drugmaker that sells numerous drugs in the U.S., attempted to shred and dispose of quality-control records prior to an agency inspection, according to Bloomberg.
Ohio House and Senate leaders have agreed on a plan that will reshape how pharmacy benefit management works in the state Medicaid program, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
Below are six executive resignations affecting the pharmaceutical industry that were announced this month:
Two Georgia pharmacists were charged July 15 with diversion of drugs to nonpatients and healthcare fraud, the U.S. Justice Department said.
The Netherlands is testing a "no cure, no pay" reimbursement model for expensive cancer drugs, according to Medscape.
Johnson & Johnson plans to test an experimental HIV vaccine in the U.S. and Europe, according to Bloomberg.