Rite Aid announced on Friday that it plans to install 100 medication disposal units in select pharmacies over the next year, the latest measure being taken by the retailer as part of its multi-pronged strategy to address drug abuse and misuse in the country.
Nicholas Hart joins Lupin from Ferring Pharmaceuticals as Lupin launches Solosec, a treatment for bacterial vaginosis developed by its recently acquired subsidiary Symbiomix Therapeutics.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched on Wednesday an innovation challenge to spur the development of medical devices as part of its ongoing commitment to address the epidemic of opioid misuse and abuse.
The Ontario Pharmacists Association and the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) have unveiled a four-point strategy to improve healthcare in Ontario by enabling pharmacists to practice to their fullest extent.
Dain Rusk, most recently group vice president of pharmacy for Albertsons, will join the Lakeland, Fla.-based retailer, effective June 1, as vice president of pharmacy.
The Phair Pricing Act of 2018 looks to make more transparent the prices that pharmacy benefit managers and prescription drug plan sponsors negotiate with pharmacies.
