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U.S. Bank has donated $5.6 million to Northern Nevada HOPES to help with the construction of the new Stacie Mathewson Community Wellness Center....will be Reno's first integrated care facility, where patients will have access to a wide range of medical and wellness services in one location.

Julie Shlensky, pharmacy student at Purdue University College of Pharmacy, talks about a challenge she faces in pharmacy school.

1) greater competition, 2) reduce cost - restricted access programs costs the healthcare system $5.4 billion annually, including $1.8 billion to the federal government, 3) reduce cost of biosimilars,..could result in approximately $140 million in lost savings, 4) closes the existing loophole around current REMS prohibitions.

Medicare Part D cost saving projections is based on flawed methodology….impact of the may be overstated,..since 2006, Part D provided significantly greater access to prescription drugs for approximately 50 million Medicare subscribers, but this has not caused a clear drop in emergency room visits, hospital stays, inpatient costs, or mortality.

….foot care by podiatrists for adult Medicaid recipients failed to gain the Nevada Legislature’s approval this year…Nevada podiatrists say the state risks spending more money to address bigger problems that could be prevented…Podiatrists say they are…better trained at providing routine foot, toenail and ankle care than general practitioners.

In an effort to increase its research presence, the University of Cincinnati’s pharmacy school is welcoming…more faculty members…the goal is for the college to be ranked in the top 20 pharmacy schools,…increasing the amount it receives in research grants could help it move up from the 32nd spot.

…second time …lawmakers...introduced a bill designed to end a practice that generic drug makers complain is used by brand-name counterparts to thwart competition…the Fair Access for Safe and Timely Generics Act,…follows accusations that brand-name drug makers exploit an FDA program known as Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies,…

The Human Organs-On-Chip project…could prove to be a breakthrough in trialing medicines and ending animal testing…the device is no bigger than a thumb drive and the first product to come out of the project is called lung-on-a-chip.

Rite Aid...has completed its ..acquisition of Envision Pharmaceutical Services.. The transaction is valued at approximately $2 billion, including approximately $1.8 billion in cash and approximately 27.9 million Rite Aid shares.

Imitation is the highest form of flattery.. new project is aiming to identify the kinds of treatments and models of care that lead to the best results for so-called high-need patients, and then try to replicate those results on a broad scale…