Express Scripts Holding, a pharmacy benefit manager and specialty pharmacy, is still seeking the $20 million it won in a court judgment in January, according to St. Louis Today.
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The amount the U.S. spends on prescription drugs is expected to grow at an accelerated rate in the next 10 years. By 2020, spending on prescription drugs is projected to grow as much as 6.1 percent annually, according to an…
Pharmaceutical companies are required by federal law to include both major and minor side effects in their direct-to-consumer advertising of medications. However, including a plethora of side effects may prevent consumers from weighing the major risks, a new study suggests.
Entering the expanding market of specialty pharmacy services can produce many benefits for health systems, such as improved patient medication adherence, better care outcomes and higher levels of patient satisfaction. However, building a specialty pharmacy program is no easy feat.
The FTC has settled three separate claims with Teva Pharmaceuticals over the generic drugmaker's "pay-to-delay" deals that the agency says impede patient access to lower-priced generic drugs, according to Reuters.
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Below is a list of 10 top prescribing errors that cause death or severe harm to patients, as cited by The Pharmaceutical Journal.
Civica Rx, a hospital-owned generic drug company founded to manufacture drugs that have fallen into short supply, will start by buying drugs from pharmaceutical companies rather than making its own, according to Bloomberg.
CVS shares fell 8 percent Feb. 20 after the company reported a lower-than-expected earnings forecast as it works to integrate health insurer Aetna and uncertainty over rebates weigh on its pharmacy benefit unit, according to CNBC. It was CVS' worst…
Aceto Corp., a New York-based firm developing and selling human health products, pharmaceutical ingredients and performance chemicals, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Pharmaceutical company Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, based in New Jersey, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Feb. 18 amid lagging drug sales.