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- 5/28/2020
FDA grants emergency approval for Quest Diagnostics's self-collection kit
Quest Diagnostics expects more than a half-million self-collection kits to be available by the end of June. - 5/28/2020
Bartell Drugs’ 'Stock the Shelves' Food Drive to benefit Food Lifeline
During June, Bartell Drugs will be collecting nonperishable food items to support Food Lifeline, an organization that partners with 300 food banks, shelters and meal programs in the 17 counties of Western Washington. - 5/27/2020
CVS Pharmacy testing autonomous Rx delivery via Nuro
Nuro Partners will offer autonomous prescription delivery for CVS Pharmacy customers starting in June. - 5/27/2020
Hikma debuts generic Bentyl
Dicyclomine hydrochloride oral solution had a market value of roughly $3 million in the 12 months ended March 2020, according to IQVIA. - 5/27/2020
Minnesota law adds COVID-19 to pharmacists’ vaccine authority
Among other new prescribing and dispensing powers, MN SF 13 also expands Minnesota pharmacists' vaccine authority to allow for the administration of an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. - 5/27/2020
CVS Health reaches goal of 1,000 COVID-19 test sites
Beginning in June, CVS Health has a goal of processing up to 1.5 million COVID-19 tests per month, subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity. - 5/26/2020
Trump administration model to cap insulin costs on some Medicare plans
Under Trump's new plan, beneficiaries who use insulin and join a plan participating in the model could see average out-of-pocket savings of $446 or 66% for their insulins. - 5/26/2020
FDS to train pharmacists in COVID-19 testing
FDS' training program will be available to all FDS MedBill Plus subscribers starting in mid-June, and pharmacists who enroll in FDS MedBill Plus before June 12 will receive the training program at no additional charge. - 5/26/2020
AmerisourceBergen to support Deciphera's Qinlock
AmerisourceBergen is providing a unified commercialization approach for Qinlock, a treatment for patients with a rare form of cancer. - 5/25/2020
Teva intros generic Jadenu in new dosage strengths
Teva's generic Jadenu now is available in three dosage strengths.