Pharmacy

Health system and hospital pharmacy departments are heading into next year with a familiar set of pressures: a shrinking graduate pipeline, unpredictable drug shortages, evolving 340B and reimbursement rules, and the ongoing task of keeping experienced staff engaged. Becker’s asked…

Pediatric drugs are the most affected therapeutic category in active drug shortage with 16 shortages, and six of those involve IV fluids and additives — a challenge that hits children’s hospitals harder than most adult health systems.  A different kind…

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia increased average monthly naloxone, known as Narcan, co-prescribing for patients receiving outpatient opioid prescriptions from 3% to 84.1% through an enterprisewide quality improvement initiative, according to a study published June 16 in The Journal of Pediatrics.…

Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has opened its first retail pharmacy in Northwest Arkansas following a change in Arkansas law that allows nonprofit hospitals to operate retail pharmacies, according to a July 14 report from CBS affiliate 5NEWS. The pharmacy is open…

West Reading, Pa.-based Reading Hospital, part of Tower Health, has opened the region’s first 24-hour pharmacy, providing around-the-clock access to prescription medications, pharmacist support, curbside pickup and essential health products, according to a July 15 Reading Eagle report. The pharmacy…

Alaska pharmacists will be able to provide a broader range of healthcare services beginning Jan. 1, 2027, under a new state law that expands their scope of practice. The law allows pharmacists to provide medication management and test and treat…

Health systems are starting to put real numbers behind pharmacy automation investments built over the past several years, and the returns are showing up in a variety of places. At MetroHealth in Cleveland, a central fill facility built for 12,000…

Amazon Pharmacy is collaborating with eNavvi, a digital prescribing platform, to integrate real-time medication pricing, availability and home delivery options into clinicians’ e-prescribing workflow.  The integration gives clinicians visibility into medication costs by comparing cash prices with estimated insurance copays…

Two health systems tapped new chief pharmacy officers in recent months, while pharmacists elsewhere skipped past the traditional CPO track and landed in the top job. Here are five pharmacy leadership moves Becker’s has reported on since January:  CPO appointments…

340B covered entities purchased $100 billion in outpatient drugs in 2025, according to new data from HRSA released July 13. It marks the program’s largest annual total on record, continuing a run of year-over-year growth from $53.7 billion in 2022…