The trade group representing pharmacy benefit managers spent a record-breaking $1.49 million on lobbying in the first quarter of 2019, the most it has ever spent in a three-month span, according to STAT.
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John Prince, the CEO of pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx, said the company has received a lot of interest from commercial clients in transitioning to point-of-sale rebates, according to Inside Health Policy.
The FDA approved the first generic version of Narcan, a nasal spray intended to reverse opioid overdoses.
When pharmacies close, older patients are less likely to take their heart medications as prescribed, a new study published in JAMA found.
An investigation is underway to determine if a second patient death in a clinical trial for Novartis' experimental gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy was related to the treatment, according to Reuters.
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Torrent Pharmaceuticals is recalling an additional 104 lots of losartan blood pressure tablets, according to an FDA notice.
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Civica Rx has opened its headquarters in Lehi, Utah, the hospital-owned generic drug company announced.
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GlaxoSmithKline will cut 240 to 250 jobs at sites in Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom, according to EndPoints News.