Author: Peter

3 Dimensional Printing has expanded its reach and hopes to make waves in the health care sector….Organovo strives to design fully functional human tissues and organs to experiment with investigational drugs in vitro first, and eventually to sustainably implant the tissues and organs in humans….

Floridians can now get more vaccines at their local pharmacy instead of going to a doctor’s office…pharmacists..have..expanded authority to give additional vaccines like Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, TDAP, varicella, MMR, meningococcal and pneumococcal…

The federal government's release of new data on health-insurer payments under the Affordable Care Act is roiling the industry, including potentially affecting the timing of any deal for Humana Inc., as suitors pore over the detailed information disclosed...

…. nursing home facilities prescribe antibiotics more often than others, which is tied to increased health risks, even for residents who don’t receive the medications, according to a new study… consistent finding that one-third to one-half of antibiotic treatments are unnecessary or inappropriate,"..

Compliance with the United States Pharmacopeia chapter <800> is on the horizon, and pharmacists everywhere should know what to expect with these standards for handling hazardous drugs in their facilities.

Ex-DEA Agent Used Undercover Status to Fraudulently Obtain Digital Currency Worth Over $700,000...pleaded guilty today to extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice, which he committed while working as an undercover agent investigating Silk Road,...

Teva Pharmaceuticals has partnered with Microchips Biotech to use its implantable drug delivery device… made up of microchip arrays that can store hundreds of drug doses that can be appropriately released in months or even years…has wireless control features, can be programmed to release drug on a pre-determined schedule.

I had a great fear of opening the state Board of Pharmacy’s quarterly newsletter and seeing my name connected with a reprimand for a pharmacy mistake…we need mechanisms in place to protect the public safety by weeding out extremely careless pharmacists…many pharmacists are understandably reluctant to report their colleagues…

Patients will be told the price of every drug they are prescribed that costs the National Health Service more than £20 ($31) in a scheme to help reduce waste and encourage patients to complete courses of medicine.Under the plans, drug packets will be marked with a label stating that they have been “funded by the UK taxpayer” along with the total price that the prescription costs the health service.

Novo Nordisk… is to stop selling its new long-acting insulin drug Tresiba in Germany following a row over pricing….example of tensions between drugmakers and healthcare providers, many of whom are unhappy about the high cost of modern medicines.