Mark Lowery, Editor

Sandoz has announced the U.S. launch of an authorized generic version of PharmaDerm’s Solaraze Gel (diclofenac 3% gel), which generated $92 million in 2012.

Congressional action to tighten regulations for compounding pharmacies will not prevent another tragedy such as last year’s fungal meningitis outbreak, according to the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.

After celebrating his 65th birthday at the beach, pharmacist Roger Harris returned to his Anniston, Ala. workplace to find a surprise waiting for him: He had been fired and replaced by a 27 year-old.

FDA has approved the supplemental New Drug Application for tofacitinib citrate (Xeljanz, Pfizer) to include additional patient-reported outcomes data on the label.

The Michigan Senate has approved a bill that would allow medical marijuana to be dispensed by pharmacies throughout the state. However, the vote by the Michigan senators is merely symbolic, as FDA would have to reclassify marijuana as Schedule II to allow such dispensing.

Walgreens has donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross for Typhoon Haiyan disaster-relief efforts.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is backing FDA’s recommendation that hydrocodone combination products be reclassified as Schedule II drugs under the Controlled Substances Act.

For years, Bernie Lisitza owned small pharmacies in the Chicago area. He eventually traded his dual role as owner and pharmacist and went to work for Omnicare, which dispenses prescriptions for nursing homes throughout the country.

Aaron Jennissen, VP, Pharmacy Operations, Thrifty White Pharmacy, discusses how that chain is using telepharmacy to improve both customer loyalty and reach.

Citing the risk of life-threatening blood clots and severe narrowing of blood vessels, FDA has asked Ariad Pharmaceuticals to suspend marketing and sales of ponatinib (Iclusig).

Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion to settle charges it fraudulently promoted drugs and used kickbacks to spur sales, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday.

Orally administered chemotherapies have become standards of care with melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and some forms of leukemia, with an estimated one third of all new cancer treatments being developed as oral formulations.

More than 10% of teens and young adults admit misusing a prescription painkiller or sedative, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The estate of a longtime owner and operator of a Buffalo pharmacy has donated $2 million to a local hospice.According to report by radio station WBFO, the money was received from the estate of William Bender.

A Washington State pharmacist has filed suit against Wal-Mart, claiming the giant retailer hired him with knowledge of his past drug addiction and license suspension, then later fired him because of that same history.