PHARMACY

The Virginia Department of Health has expanded its collaboration with Walgreens to provide no-cost, rapid Hepatitis C Virus testing by Walgreens pharmacists in 10 pharmacy locations, the Virginia Department of Health announced on Thursday.

Pharmacy advocates and organizations are pushing for legislation that focuses on enabling pharmacies to deliver improved patient health, with two areas of the business coming to the fore — ensuring transparent reimbursements and fighting the opioid crisis.

Susan Lang, a former senior vice president and chief supply chain officer at Express Scripts, has been named Blink Health’s chief strategy officer, tasked with overseeing its strategic development and supply chain efforts, which include its pharmacy network.

Grocers continue to be a big player in pharmacy — and though the Albertsons-Rite Aid merger is looking to cement that, pharmacy at grocery faces unique challenges.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride), the first non-opioid treatment for management of opioid withdrawal symptoms in adults.

The approval is Granules’ first, and the company said it also would be the first generic for the product, marketed by Lupin, on the market.

McKesson High Volume Solutions (HVS) will provide a dispensing automation platform for Discount Drug Mart’s central fill pharmacy to be located in Avon Lake, Ohio, the company has announced.

The drug had a U.S. market size of roughly $526 million for the 12 months ended February 2018.