Regulatory and Washington

05/21/2013 - 1:48pm
RxAlly white paper touts 'personalized pharmacist care'

The prevalence of chronic diseases, increased demand for patient care and failure of many patients to take their medications as prescribed calls for an increased role in the healthcare system for pharmacists, according to a national organization of pharmacies.

05/21/2013 - 10:21am
Court upholds Mylan's patents on COPD drug

A federal appellate court has ruled in favor of Mylan in a case involving a drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the drug maker said.

05/20/2013 - 3:07pm
Seniors express satisfaction with preferred pharmacy networks in PCMA-commissioned survey

A recent survey commissioned on behalf of a pharmacy benefit manager trade group found a high degree of satisfaction among Medicare Part D beneficiaries with preferred pharmacy plans.

05/20/2013 - 1:24pm
NASP appoints Onco360 CEO to board

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy has appointed the leader of a cancer-focused specialty pharmacy to its board of directors.

05/17/2013 - 11:31am
FDA advisory committee to meet in July on opioid painkiller

A Food and Drug Administration panel will consider whether to recommend approval for an experimental painkiller in July, the drug's developer said Friday.

05/16/2013 - 4:02pm
Senate confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS administrator

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm a former Virginia Health and Human Services secretary as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

05/16/2013 - 1:20pm
D.C. municipal buildings to display calorie information on vending machines

The mayor of the nation's capital announced Thursday plans to include calorie information on vending machines in municipal buildings.

05/16/2013 - 1:03pm
Doctors support Pa. bill to expand pharmacist-administered vaccinations

"Numerous" physicians in Pennsylvania are supporting a bill that would expand the range of immunizations that pharmacists can provide, a state pharmacy group said Thursday.

05/16/2013 - 11:48am
NCL names honorees of Script Your Future Medication Adherence Team Challenge

The National Consumers League and its partners on Thursday announced the awardees of the second annual Script Your Future Medication Adherence Team Challenge for health profession students.

05/15/2013 - 4:35pm
FDA approves J&J's Simponi for ulcerative colitis

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Johnson & Johnson for treating ulcerative colitis, the agency said Wednesday.