Pharmacogenomics, the study of how genetic variations influence medication response, is one of the most widely used forms of precision medicine.
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Drug recalls, whether voluntary or forced by the FDA, ensure patient safety.
Tufts University is reviewing its ties to Purdue Pharmaceuticals after court filings emerged last week suggesting the maker of OxyContin sought a partnership with the Boston medical school to boost prescription rates and generate goodwill toward opioids as painkillers, according…
After pressure from investors, Philip Hampton will step down as chairman of drug giant GlaxoSmithKline, according to The Financial Times.
The frequency of brand-name drug price hikes dropped from about 3,300 increases in 2015 to about 1,800 in 2018, but the amount of those increases still exceeds inflation, according to data compiled by 46brooklyn Research.
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Shopko, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week, plans to auction off 146 pharmacies to shore up finances, according to Forbes.
Bayer will close its campus in Robinson, Pa., affecting more than 600 jobs, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services revoked the pharmacy license of a former pharmacy director at Children's Hospital & Medical Center accused of embezzling $4.4 million from the hospital, according to the World-Herald News Service.
After three years of stability, the number of new drug shortages in the U.S. climbed 27 percent in 2018, according to a new analysis cited by STAT.
Walmart will remain part of CVS Health's pharmacy benefit management network, ending a contract impasse between the two retail pharmacy giants.