Pharmacy

Big pharma and the even bigger retail giants — Amazon, CVS and Walgreens — seem to be moving toward a battle over healthcare and the consumer. However, each industry should focus instead on what it does best, writes John Nosta,…

In an effort to increase drug price transparency, President Donald Trump signed two bills into law that ban insurers from writing gag clauses into their contracts with pharmacists, according to CBS News.

Less than a month after Hurricane Florence slammed the Carolinas, the Southern states are bracing for another storm — Hurricane Michael — which is intensifying as it inches closer to the U.S. coastline. The storm strengthened to a Category 4…

Generic drugmaker Perrigo hired Murray Kessler, a former food and tobacco industry executive, to run the company Oct. 8. He will replace the drugmaker's current CEO, Uwe Rohrhoff, who served for just 10 months, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Pharma giant Pfizer selected its new executive leadership team that will report to incoming CEO Albert Bourla, PhD, effective Jan. 1.

Swiss drugmaker Novartis is looking to strengthen ties with several tech startups as other industry giants like Apple, Google and Amazon move deeper into the healthcare arena, according to Bloomberg.

The CGCN Group, a Republican lobbying firm, confirmed to STAT that it has played a role in the launch of a new pro-pharma advocacy group, the Alliance to Protect Medical Innovation.

Stony Brook (N.Y.) University stopped accepting student applications to its school of pharmacy, effectively dropping its plan to open a pharmacy school on its campus, according to Newsday.

Becker's Hospital Review has reported the following six drug company layoffs in the last two months. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

Citing a need to increase efficiencies, Bayer AG will lay off 227 employees at its manufacturing facility in Berkeley, Calif., according to the San Francisco Business Times.