President Donald Trump on Oct. 10 announced an agreement with AstraZeneca to lower drug prices in the U.S. The deal includes U.K.-based AstraZeneca selling medications to Medicaid at “most-favored-nation” prices. The company will also offer many popular drugs directly to…
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I speak with infusion leaders every day—from major health systems to independent infusion practices—and the same challenge comes up time and again: speed and efficiency with the intake and prior authorization process. Intake and prior authorization workflows are complex, and…
Tax-exempt hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program provided nearly $100 billion in total community benefits in 2022. According to a September 2025 report from the American Hospital Association, 1,166 340B hospitals accounted for nearly $99.5 billion in total…
Sam’s Club pharmacies are now selling Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy for $499 per month, expanding consumer access to the popular GLP-1 drugs used for diabetes and weight loss. The retailer joins Costco, GoodRx and Novo Nordisk’s NovoCare Pharmacy in…
GoodRx, a platform that tracks prescription drug use and prices across thousands of U.S. pharmacies, has become a popular tool for patients to find discounts and compare cash prices, making its data a useful snapshot of national prescribing trends. Here…
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The federal government will not impose tariffs on generic pharmaceuticals manufactured overseas, and instead focus on brand-name drugs, according to an Oct. 8 report from The Wall Street Journal. In a Sept. 25 post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump…
Becker’s asked pharmacy executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share the most underappreciated trends in healthcare today. The 22 executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare Spring Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit,…
The FDA has approved cemiplimab-rwlc, marketed as Libtayo, as the first immunotherapy for adjuvant treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with a high risk of recurrence after surgery and radiation. Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals received approval Oct. 8 following a…
The following hospitals and health systems have recently posted job listings for pharmacy leaders. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker websites.
Albany, Georgia-based Phoebe Putney Memorial has begun using pharmacy smart lockers to improve prescription pickup for staff. The technology allows Phoebe employees to retrieve prescriptions 24/7 from secure, automated lockers located next to the hospital’s onsite pharmacy. After a pharmacist…