COVID-19 Response

NACDS is detailing the actions needed by the Biden Administration and Congress to prevent a forced rollback of pharmacy access and pandemic policies.

Following guidance from the CDC and FDA, Walgreens, Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs are beginning to offer the updated COVID-19 bivalent vaccine to children aged 3 and older.

The Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Test, distributed in the United States by Roche Diagnostics and manufactured by SD Biosensor, will now include a QR code that directs individuals to covid19knowmore.com.

Test results are provided within two hours to help guide treatment decisions and prevent the spread of respiratory illness.

Starting today, all U.S. households can order a total of four at-home COVID-19 tests that will be delivered for free.

This initiative is the latest offering in an ongoing collaboration with Walgreens, DoorDash and Uber.

CVS pharmacists can assess eligible COVID-19 positive patients and prescribe oral antiviral medication at most locations.

Doug Long discussed where we are with COVID-19, cough, cold and flu, and RSV, medical claims, telehealth, channels of trade, generics, biosimilars and opioids.