Pharmacy

Five drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since June 21:

Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, will join Pfizer's board of directors, according to CNBC. 

CMS has approvedLouisiana's plan to supply hepatitis C treatments under a subscription-based payment model, the agency announced June 27.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals will close its headquarters in Deerfield, Ill. by Dec. 31, consolidating its U.S. operations to a location near Boston, according to the Chicago Sun Times. 

Macleods Pharmaceuticals is recalling 32 lots of losartan potassium tablets and losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets. 

AdvisorSmith, a business insurance adviser, analyzed 380 cities in the U.S. to determine which were the best for pharmacists based on salary, cost of living and total jobs available. 

Amazon has launched Counter, its in-store package pickup service, which will debut at 100 Rite Aid drugstores in the U.S.

Following an operational review, Waltham, Mass.-based biotech ImmunoGen will lay off 220 employees and suspend some research and development activities.

Despite reporting an increase in U.S. retail and prescription drug sales, Walgreens' profit fell in the third quarter of 2019, The Wall Street Journal reports.

To prevent drug diversion, prescription forgery and "physician shopping" while also improving patient safety and physician satisfaction, hospitals are implementing electronic prescriptions for controlled substances (EPCS) solutions.