Safety violations at PharMEDium worsen hospital painkiller shortage
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) An investigation of PharMEDium, a major compounding pharmacy, revealed safety violations are worsening
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Nation’s Top Doc Wants The Overdose Antidote Widely On Hand. Is That Feasible?
(By Shefali Luthra and Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) When Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory calling for
Read MoreFederal Appeals Court Puts Chill On Maryland Law To Fight Drug Price-Gouging
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) States continue to battle budget-busting prices of prescription drugs. But a federal court
Read MoreCanadian online pharmacy fined for selling counterfeit drugs
United States prosecutors have fined a Canadian online pharmacy $34 million for importing counterfeit drugs and unapproved pharmaceuticals into the
Read MoreInnovative ways to pay for new antibiotics will help fight superbugs
(By Kevin Outterson for ST A T) Antibiotics are the most important drug class in human history. Without them, minor
Read MoreFDA Launches Criminal Investigation Into Unauthorized Herpes Vaccine Research
(By Marisa Taylor for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration has launched a criminal investigation into research by
Read MoreAetna whistle-blower accuses CVS of ‘spread pricing’ in federal lawsuit
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit management division of Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Health,
Read MoreHow A Drugmaker Turned The Abortion Pill Into A Rare-Disease Profit Machine
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Even though the $550 yellow pills sold as Korlym have a controversial
Read MoreFeds, 30 states claim McKesson illegally repackaged cancer drugs to maximize profits: 5 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The federal government and 30 states have sued pharmaceutical distributor McKesson, alleging
Read MoreMedicare approves Yescarta for cancer patients who will have a copayment of nearly $80,000
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare will pay hospitals close to its standard mark-up rate for
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