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CVS overhauls how its retail pharmacies charge for prescription drugs

Bio Pharma Dive

Under the new model, CVS’ pharmacy network will price drugs based on the amount the company paid for them, plus a defined markup and additional pharmacist fee.

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Are digital pharmacies the answer?

World of DTC Marketing

Digital pharmacies seem to be springing up everywhere. It’s convenient for most but having a CVS pharmacy on almost every street corner allows patients to use drive-throughs to pick up their medications. CVS is competing against several start-up pharmacies that have no physical locations.

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Diabetes advocacy group discourages use of compounded GLP-1 drugs

Bio Pharma Dive

The ADA recommended doctors avoid prescribing unapproved, off-brand versions of drugs like Wegovy, wading into a dispute that has gripped the FDA and compounding pharmacies over the past few months.

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Dispensing Pharmacy Packaging Machines: COVID-19 Impact

Pharma Mirror

The ability to repackage and bar code drugs to the unit of usage is becoming increasingly necessary in health-system pharmacies. Benefits for pharmacies that invest in a high-throughput unit dose packing machine include improved productivity and management of bar-coded medicine stock.

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e-pharmacies informed CDSCO they are only providing online platform connecting users & pharmacies: Minister

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

The Union ministry of health and family welfare has said that most of the e-pharmacies in the country have informed the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) that they are only providing an online platform connecting the users and the licensed pharmacies, in response to the show-cause notice from the drug regulator sent early this […] (..)

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Employers foresee higher health costs next year due to rising pharmacy spend

Bio Pharma Dive

Pharmaceuticals like the in-demand GLP-1 drugs for obesity are expected to drive increases in healthcare spending in 2025, per a new employer survey.

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PBMs, PhRMA trade blame over drug costs in House hearing

Bio Pharma Dive

Pharmacy benefit manager lobby PCMA and drugmaker lobby PhRMA pointed fingers over problems in the prescription supply chain during the House committee's second hearing on the PBM industry.

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