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Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after reporting underperforming sales of its drug to curb nighttime urination.

The former chief pharmacy officer at Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System has left her position amid an investigation into  prescribing practices in which 34 patients are believed to have been given excessive or potentially lethal doses of pain medication,…

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OptumRx, UnitedHealth Group's pharmacy benefit manager unit, reportedly sent a letter to pharmaceutical companies in December outlining several demands drugmakers must meet if they decide to lower list prices, according to a Bernstein investor memo.

After a nearby Shopko pharmacy closes, Powell (Wyo.) Valley Healthcare will open a retail pharmacy to take its place, according to the Powell Tribune.

Johnson & Johnson will become the first drugmaker to include the list price of its prescription drugs in TV ads, according to The Hill.

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