Express Scripts offers $1 alternative to $750 pill
December 4th 2015Months after a manufacturer drew widespread criticism from consumer groups and politicians for raising the price of pyrimethamine (Daraprim) by more than 5000%, Express Scripts, the nation’s largest PBM, has announced it will make the drug available for about $1 per pill.
ASHP celebrates 50th Midyear meeting in New Orleans
December 2nd 2015The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) kicks off its 50th Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition in New Orleans, La., on Sunday, Dec. 6. The five-day meeting will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, conveniently located in the Warehouse/Arts District and near the Central Business District and French Quarter.
Top Stories from Drug Topics: November 2015
November 30th 2015With the ever-increasing demand for retail pharmacists to fill more scripts in less time, it’s not surprising that the most-read Drug Topics story of November was Anna Leon Guerrero’s blog “Pharmacy staffing levels can threaten patient lives.”
SPRINT study: Aim for lower blood pressure target to save lives
November 13th 2015Early data from a clinical study supported by the National Institutes of Health found that adults with hypertension and at least one other risk factor for heart disease were less likely to have a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure with a reduction of systolic blood pressure to 120 mm Hg.