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Pharmacy

An average hospital pharmacy department is typically responsible for a budget of $10-15m which is comparable to a mid-sized business in the U.S. With pharmaceutical costs continuing to rise at greater levels than hospital inflation, health systems must examine opportunities…

Despite the FDA promising that Teva Pharmacuetical's generic EpiPen would offer patients a "lower-cost option," the lifesaving allergy medication will launch with a price tag of $300 per pack — the same list price Mylan charges for its authorized generic…

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Pfizer's consumer healthcare division voluntarily recalled six lots of ThermaCare HeatWraps over their potential to cause burns, blisters and other skin irritations.

CMS issued a proposed rule Nov. 26 that would allow insurers to implement broader use of step therapies or drop coverage of certain protected classes of drugs if price increases outpace inflation. Below is a breakdown of the winners and losers under…

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