Pharmacy
Proposed Environmental Protection Agency rules for the disposal of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals will prevent hospitals and other healthcare facilities from flushing drugs down the toilet or drain.
A jump in the number of new expensive drugs hitting the market -- along with moves by drugmakers like Turing to raise the price on older and generic drugs -- have helped make prescription drugs the fastest-growing segment of the nation's health care tab.
The American Hospital Association is blasting a court ruling siding with the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America over the 340B Orphan Drug program, according to AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.
Chronically ill people enrolled in individual health plans sold on the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges pay on average twice as much out-of-pocket for prescription drugs each year than people covered through their workplace, according to a study published Monday in the Health Affairs journal.
The Part D Enhanced Medication Therapy Management model will give selected Medicare Prescription Drug Plans flexibility to design programs to improve health and lower costs, CMS announced Monday.
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli on Friday defended, without apology, his decision to up the price of the drug Daraprim from $3.50 a pill to $750, during MedHed's online interview Friday at medcitynews.com.
Shkreli was blasted for increasing the cost of a drug considered life-saving for those with weakened immune systems, such as AIDS patients and those with cancer.
Earlier this week, Turing Pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli drew sharp criticism after his privately held company boosted the price of AIDS treatment drug Daraprim from a reported $13.50 a tablet to $750.
Consumers will earn Walgreens Balance Rewards points for enrolling in and funding accounts, activating benefit debit cards, making purchases using their cards, or by participating in healthy activities such as walking, biking and weight management.
The proposal by the Health Resources and Services Administration addresses patient eligibility definitions, which affects thousands of hospitals getting the drug discount.