Specialty Pharmacy

05/09/2013 - 2:20pm
Cancer practices hit hard by sequester, study finds

Cuts to Medicare payments due to the budget sequester have hit reimbursements for cancer drugs, according to a nonprofit group.

05/09/2013 - 1:34pm
DEA collects more than 740,000 pounds of unused drugs

The Drug Enforcement Administration collected more than 371 tons of unused medications last month as part of its sixth annual drug take-back program, the agency said.

05/09/2013 - 10:47am
Generic use reached 84% in 2012, study finds

Declining use overall of healthcare services drove down spending on medicines in the United States by 3.5% per capita last year, according to a new study.

05/09/2013 - 8:21am
Senators propose legislation to carve out 'compounding manufacturers' subject to FDA regulation

One of the difficulties that federal regulators ran into during the nationwide scandal surrounding the New England Compounding Center — the Massachusetts-based pharmacy blamed for a nationwide fungal meningitis epidemic that has sickened hundreds and killed dozens — was the issue of when such pharmacies cross the line from compounding to manufacturing.

05/07/2013 - 4:29pm
Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board to start offering certification exam in October

The outline of an exam that will be used to certify pharmacists working in the specialty channel has received approval from the Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board, the group said.

05/07/2013 - 12:09pm
U.S. to contribute to 'rapid' biosimilar market growth through 2023, study finds

The global market for biosimilars will be worth nearly $2.5 billion this year, according to a new study.

05/07/2013 - 11:28am
Amber Pharmacy to stage grand opening of expanded headquarters in June

Amid rapid growth over the last few years, Amber Pharmacy is more than doubling the size of its headquarters.

05/06/2013 - 4:03pm
Florida legislature passes biosimilar substitution bill

Florida's state legislature approved a bill last week that will allow pharmacists to substitute biosimilars for brand name biotech drugs.

05/06/2013 - 1:15pm
FDA approves Bristol-Myers Squibb's Sustiva for HIV in infants, toddlers

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug for HIV in infants and toddlers.

05/06/2013 - 12:29pm
New Jersey attorney general's office releases anticrime best practices for pharmacy

Retail pharmacies, drug makers and law enforcement have a variety of methods used to fight organized crime, and the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General has drawn up a list of best practices that pharmacies can use to keep stores, drugs, staff and customers safe.

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