Content about Pharmaceutical sciences

June 8, 2010
NCPA seeks antitrust enforcement overhaul from Senate

An industry group representing the nation's independent pharmacies has submitted recommendations to a senatorial committee...

June 8, 2010
Walgreens adds Take Care pharmacy at Electric Boat’s Groton shipyard

Walgreens and General Dynamics Electric Boat have joined forces to open a second on-site pharmacy,...

June 7, 2010
Assured Pharmacy launches new website

Pharmacy service company and specialty pharmacy service provider Assured Pharmacy has launched a new website,...

June 7, 2010
HDMA fetes leading drug, consumer product makers at inaugural business leadership event

The wholesale drug industry’s leading trade group tapped 10 pharmaceutical and consumer product manufacturers this...

June 6, 2010
FDA takes a stand against misleading drug ads

From sophisticated computer-generated animation to camera work worthy of Hollywood to celebrity endorsements, direct-to-consumer drug...

June 6, 2010
Industry divided over proposed PBM restrictions

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last month aims to increase requirements...

June 6, 2010
Journal stresses pharmacist role in adherence

Not long ago, one could become a pharmacist with a bachelor’s degree. Today, going into...

June 6, 2010
Specialty Rx offers pharma a patent cliff parachute

While Big Pharma hurdles toward the edge of the patent cliff, some of the latest...

June 6, 2010
Survey: Consumers listen to pharmacists for OTC buys

Pharmacists believe that 82% of consumers purchase over-the-counter products that actually were recommended to them...

June 6, 2010
Tufts study predicts challenge for drug cos. to control R&D costs

While consumers probably won’t feel the pain, the increasing complexity of clinical trials will make...

June 6, 2010
Walgreens terminates provider relationship with CVS Caremark's PBM business

One of the nation's largest drug store chains said it will cease any future pharmacy...

June 3, 2010
Medco's new campaign shows patients' healthcare solution is 'obvious'

Pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions has a new advertising campaign to attract patients to...

May 31, 2010
DEA allows controlled drug e-prescribing, handing pharmacy advocates a key victory

Capping a decade-long -– and ultimately victorious -– battle by pharmacy and technology interests to...

May 31, 2010
Teva launches generic Yaz

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has launched a generic oral contraceptive, the drug maker said Tuesday....

May 25, 2010
Navarro Discount Pharmacies kicks off Customer Experience program

Navarro Discount Pharmacies is looking to enhance customers' shopping experience with expanded pharmacy services while...

May 25, 2010
Pfizer names new worldwide R&D president

Pfizer has named Mikael Dolsten as its president for worldwide research and development, the drug...

May 24, 2010
New college pharmaceutical care lab 'simulates community pharmacy practice environment'

A pharmacy school now has its own state-of-the-art pharmaceutical care laboratory, thanks to Duane Reade....

May 20, 2010
Abbott purchases healthcare solutions provider

Abbott aims to become the top drug maker in India with the purchase of the...

May 19, 2010
PTCB wins contract to certify pharmacy techs in Texas

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board has won a contract to provide certification in Texas, the...

May 19, 2010
Sandoz to market generic Skelaxin

Sandoz has launched a generic version of a muscle relaxant, the generics arm of Swiss...

May 19, 2010
Watson subsidiary launches generic Lipitor

A subsidiary of generic drug maker Watson Pharmaceuticals has launched a version of a cholesterol-lowering...

May 17, 2010
AstraZeneca allows Teva to market generic Entocort EC

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and AstraZeneca have reached a settlement that will allow Teva to market...

May 16, 2010
Mass. debates Rx coupons

People looking to save a few extra dollars can get coupons for their prescription drugs...

May 16, 2010
Ontario generic pay cuts draw ire of Rx groups

In the latest ill-conceived, money-saving broadside issued by health policy-makers against the dispensing and use...

May 16, 2010
Pfizer, Washington University ink first-of-its-kind deal

Pfizer and Washington University plan to work together to find new uses for more than...

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