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  • FDA approves new Dysport indication

    SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new indication for Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals’ Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA), the company announced Monday. The drug can now be used to treat lower limb spasticity in pediatric patients ages 2 years and older. 
     

  • CVS Health and Adapt Pharma announce joint Narcan discount program

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. - CVS Health and Adapt Pharma on Friday announced a new partnership that will make the opioid overdose-reversing drug Narcan (Naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray more affordable for patients without insurance at CVS Pharmacy locations. Through this partnership, CVS Pharmacy patients purchasing Narcan Nasal Spray without insurance will receive a $35 discount coupon to purchase the medication, reducing the out-of-pocket cost by nearly 25%.

  • All Walgreens pharmacies and Healthcare Clinics now offering bacterial meningitis vaccine daily

    DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens is now offering vaccinations that provide protection against most strains of serogroup B meningococcal disease (bacterial meningitis) at all of its pharmacies, including Duane Reade pharmacies in New York and Healthcare Clinics nationwide.

  • Comfort Vision introduces 90-pack ProOcular Daily Contact Lenses

    CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Comfort Vision has added a 90-Pack configuration for ProOcular daily disposable contact lenses.

    The company says the lenses provide patients with the benefits of trusted polymacon material and the advantages of a unique Duel Aspheric Lens design -- resulting in a healthier and more comfortable contact lens-wearing experience.

  • Sanofi Pasteur to start shipping new flu vaccines

    SWIFTWATER, Pa. – Sanofi Pasteur on Tuesday announced today that its first doses of Fluzone  for the 2016-2017 influenza season have been released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for shipment.
    In the 2015-2016 influenza season, 50% of seniors who were vaccinated received Fluzone High-Dose vaccine, and this number is expected to rise to 60% in the coming season.

  • Octreotide Acetate Injection now available from Teva

    NORTH WALES, Pa. -- Teva announced that its Octreotide Acetate Injection, 50 mcg/mL, is back in stock and ready to order.

    The product is AP rated to Sandostatin (octreotide acetate) Injection. Teva now offers Octreotide Acetate Injection in 50 mcg/mL,100 mcg/mL, 200 mcg/mL, 500 mcg/mL, and 1000 mcg/mL.

     

     

  • NCPA forms Innovation Center to drive healthcare evolution through independent pharmacy

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Community Pharmacists Association on Tuesday announced the establishment of a new Innovation Center that is intended to further assist and speed up the evolution of independent community pharmacies in a changing health care environment.

  • NACDS joins 37 Congress leaders in supporting TRICARE cost-saving dispensing pilot

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores on Wednesday publicly thanked the 37 members of the U.S. House of Representatives who have sent a letter to House and Senate negotiators, urging them to advance a TRICARE pilot program as part of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act.

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