PHARMACY

Jazz Pharmaceuticals gets FDA nod for Xyrem for pediatric patients
Jazz Pharmaceuticals' FDA approval of a new indication for Xyrem gives narcolepsy patients age seven years old and older a treatment for cataplexy, or excessive daytime sleepiness,
FDA green lights Shionogi's Xofluza
Xofluza is the first new antiviral flu treatment with a novel mechanism of action approved by the Food and Drug Administration in nearly 20 years.

VistaPharm intros generic Mepron unit-dose cups

VistaPharm is unveiling atovaquone oral suspension, which is the first generic of Mepron sachets, and used in the treatment of HIV.
CVS Health, Cook County Sheriff urge consumers to safely dispose medications

CVS Health and Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart announced a joint effort to raise consumer awareness about the importance of safe medication disposal.
NACDS Foundation supports Project Lifeline's efforts to end opioid crisis

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation is collaborating with Project Lifeline to provide substance abuse screenings and referrals to at-risk patients in Pennsylvania.
Fresenius Kabi launches generic Trisenox

Fresenius Kabi's arsenic trioxide injection is the first-to-market generic of Teva's Trisenox, which is indicated for induction of remission and consolidation in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia.
CVS Health expands 2 prescription opioid abuse prevention efforts

CVS Health will install an additional 1,100 safe medication disposal units in its CVS Pharmacy locations and local police departments by the end of 2019, and reach 250,000 students and parents by expanding its opioid abuse prevention education program, Pharmacists Teach.
Upsher-Smith launches generic Onfi

Upsher-Smith is introducing a generic version of Onfi tablets, which had a market value of $594 million, and Onfi oral suspension, which had a market value of $255 million for the year ended in August.
Walgreens brings free safe medication disposal to all its drugstores

Walgreens announced that it would be providing year-round safe drug disposals at all its pharmacies at no cost to individuals in 2019.
NACDS, NCPA leaders attend opioid abuse prevention bill signing

As President Donald Trump signed an opioid abuse prevention bill earlier this week, representatives from pharmacy industry organizations were in attendance