PHARMACY

Amazon Prime intros prescription savings benefit

The new Amazon Prime prescription savings benefit allows Prime members to search for their medication and compare savings at Amazon Pharmacy and at more than 60,000 retail pharmacies nationwide where the Prime savings card is accepted.
Q&A: Crawford discusses Cardinal Health’s partnership to get patients vaccinated

Cardinal Health pharmaceutical segment CEO Victor Crawford shared how the company is partnering with community pharmacies to help get COVID-19 vaccines in patients’ arms.

Owen Mumford expands Unistik Touch portfolio

Owen Mumford’s latest addition to the Unistik Touch family of safety lancets is designed to achieve up to 500 µl of blood.
Dr. Reddy's launches generic Invanz

The Invanz brand and generic had a market value of $205 million for the 12 months ended March 2021, according to IQVIA.
Hikma intros hydralazine hydrochloride

Hydralazine hydrochloride injection had a market value of roughly $51 million in the 12 months ended March 2021, according to IQVIA.
CVS Pharmacy upgrades prescription delivery benefit for CarePass members

Prescriptions and select wellness essentials are now available within hours through Shipt delivery for eligible CarePass members.
Albertsons offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations

Albertsons also is offering discounts for customers who receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Walgreens, Biden administration partner on COVID-19 vaccine clinics

As the Biden administration makes moves to help boost COVID-19 vaccination rates, it is turning to Walgreens as a partner to bring vaccine clinics to community colleges nationwide this summer.
Alembic obtains FDA nod for generic Cosopt

Dorzolamide hydrochloride and timolol maleate ophthalmic solution has a market value of roughly $80 million for the 12 months ended December 2020, according to IQVIA.
Akorn appoints 2 executives

Beth Zelnick Kaufman is joining Akorn as executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary while Sandhya Goyal is assuming the role of senior vice president and chief scientific officer.
Good Neighbor Pharmacy adds COVID-19 vaccine locator tool

The tool will be hosted on MyGNP.com, a web-based platform meant to help connect people to their local community pharmacy.
Xiromed intros generic Enablex

Enablex and its generics had a market value of $11.2 million for the 12-month period ended February 2021, according to IQVIA.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine cleared for use in adolescents

The FDA's expansion of the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine includes adolescents 12 through 15 years of age.
Walmart Health to acquire telehealth provider MeMD

Walmart Health said the telehealth acquisition will help the company to continue to focus on a seamless experience and improved health.

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