Pharmacy

Pharma giant Novartis agreed to pay $23 million to settle allegations that it used charities to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients to cover their out-of-pocket costs, according to a STAT news report.

After piloting audiology services for several years, CVS has decided to close its 30 U.S. hearing centers, according to CNBC.

Twenty-nine percent of patients reported not taking their medication as prescribed in the last year because of cost, according to a new poll released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Pharmaceutical companies have been taking advantage of patients and healthcare providers by hiking the prices of the drugs they rely on, American Hospital Association CEO Richard Pollack wrote in an opinion piece March 1.

Purdue Pharma is considering filing for bankruptcy to protect the company from significant liabilities that may arise from thousands of lawsuits claiming the OxyContin maker contributed to the nationwide opioid epidemic, Reuters reports.

Eli Lilly will offer a lower-priced authorized generic version of its insulin drug Humalog as drugmakers face pressure to rein in the costs of medications.

CVS Health has appointed a CIO to integrate the company's extensive technology infrastructure and data with IT systems used by health insurer Aetna, according to The Wall Street Journal.

A new potentially carcinogenic impurity was detected in the widely used blood pressure medication Losartan, the FDA said.

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.

CVS unveiling its new health-focused concept stores grabbed reader's attention the most this month.