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January 26, 2010
Express Scripts spins off Rx Outreach as a nonprofit

A pharmacy benefit manager is gearing up to create a new independent, nonprofit charitable organization...

January 26, 2010
Pfizer discusses updated pipeline

Pfizer’s acquisition of Wyeth appears to be paying off for the world’s largest drug maker....

January 26, 2010
Study finds vitamin D may cut risk of colorectal cancer

Vitamin D may improve bone health, but it also may lower one's risk of colorectal...

January 25, 2010
BCBS now accepted at Take Care Clinics in Florida

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, has contracted with Blue Cross Blue...

January 25, 2010
Decision Resources projects proprietary clinical gold standard status for Byetta

WALTHAM, Mass. A once-weekly treatment for Type 2 diabetes will likely become a popular treatment...

January 25, 2010
FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Victoza for Type 2 diabetes

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a long-awaited treatment for Type 2 diabetes, the...

January 25, 2010
Novartis' Vasella to focus on being chairman, bows out from CEO role

Daniel Vasella will step down as CEO of Novartis to focus on his position as...

January 25, 2010
Teva wins patent battle over Merck's Temodar

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries may soon get the green light to market a generic drug for...

January 24, 2010
Bayer to halt phase 2 trial of hemophilia treatment

Bayer Schering Pharma will halt a mid-stage clinical trial of an investigational treatment for hemophilia,...

January 24, 2010
Decision Resources: Fibromyalgia drug may have firm grasp on market through 2018

A hypothetical fibromyalgia drug that improved sleeping quality better than the top-selling drugs on the...

January 24, 2010
NCPA: E-prescribing should be more efficient in two-way communication, cost

Providing grants to offset implementation and transaction fee costs and making two-way communication between prescribers...

January 24, 2010
Peptide and receptor found in stress response may play role in diabetes, study finds

A peptide, along with its receptor, that is released when the body responds to stress...

January 24, 2010
Report; N.Y. seeks to prohibit doctors from accepting gifts from drug companies

New York Gov. David Paterson hopes to put an end to gifts from drug companies...

January 24, 2010
Rite Aid supports 'Go Red For Women' with heart health guide

Rite Aid on Monday announced that it again is supporting the American Heart Association’s "Go...

January 21, 2010
Dr. Fresh donates face masks, hand sanitizer to Red Cross

Dr. Fresh, a maker of personal care products, is donating 50,000 Infectiguard surgical face masks...

January 21, 2010
Hy-Vee to raise funds for Type 1 diabetes patients

A regional supermarket and retail pharmacy chain is going back in time to support patients...

January 21, 2010
Mississippi legislators seek to reverse-switch PSE products

Four Mississippi legislators earlier this month added the Magnolia State as one of those states...

January 21, 2010
PhRMA to review efficacy of drugs in study

Several drug makers and an industry trade group representing them will fund a two-year study...

January 21, 2010
Report: Giant Eagle to launch health-and-wellness concept in Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Friday reported on a new health-and-wellness pilot taking place at Pittsburgh’s...

January 21, 2010
Retail pharmacy emerging as healthcare necessity

One of the chain pharmacy industry’s top advocates is pushing hard to thaw the frozen,...

January 20, 2010
CHPA, Healthy Advice Networks partner to develop PSA regarding cough-cold medicines

Healthy Advice Networks, a provider of physician office-based, patient-education programs, earlier this week announced a...

January 20, 2010
Clinical trial finds Novartis drug reduces progression of MS

An investigational drug for treating multiple sclerosis reduced progression of disability by more than 30%,...

January 20, 2010
Inspire: Prolacria clinical trial did not meet expectations

An investigational drug for treating dry eye didn’t work as well as its developers hoped,...

January 20, 2010
NACDS applauds release of collaborative MTM briefing document for state legislators

An organization catering to the drug retailing industry applauded the release of a briefing paper...

January 20, 2010
Roche seeks to make injectable device for Herceptin

Roche is investing 190 million Swiss francs (U.S. $182 million) into production of a new...

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