Pharmacy

Walgreens has hired five executives tasked with improving operations as the pharmacy retail giant works through industry headwinds, according to retail news website KamCity.

In the event of an economic downturn, the generic pharmaceutical industry would likely thrive because demand for cheaper alternatives would remain strong or even grow, according to a new report by Moody's Investors Service.

"Pharma Bro" Martin Skhreli has been moved from a federal prison in New Jersey after reports surfaced that he was running his pharmaceutical company from behind bars with a contraband cellphone, according to CNBC.

A recent blog post by LogicStream discusses key themes around drug shortages and the situation hospitals are facing today. 

Dozens of lawsuits already have been filed against drugmakers and pharmacies over a widely prescribed generic blood pressure medication at the center of a widening recall, and one lawyer expects thousands more to be filed over the tainted drugs, according…

To provide Americans a safe disposal place for medications, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 17th annual national Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 27.

Below are nine legal actions involving members of the drug supply chain, including pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacies, pharmacists and distributors, reported by Becker's Hospital Review in the last two weeks.

Shoppers Food and Pharmacy will close all 30 of its pharmacy locations in the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore area in the next few weeks, according to NBC Washington.

Richard Saynor, a former GlaxoSmithKline senior executive, was named CEO of Novartis' Sandoz unit April 24, according to Endpoints News.

In its annual Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, CMS said it will increase payments for expensive CAR-T cell cancer therapies.