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Covid-19
This Small Canadian Drugmaker Wants to Make J&J Vaccines for Poor Nations. It Needs More Than a Patent Waiver.As coronavirus deaths ravage Brazil and India and other countries across the globe, pressure to force J&J, AstraZeneca, Novavax, Pfizer...
Covid-19
COVID Shot in the Arm Not Enough to Keep Pharmacies in BusinessIt's too early to quantify just how many pharmacies succumbed to COVID and assess how patients will be affected.
Finance
CVS Posts Total Revenues of $69.1B, Driven By Broad GrowthCVS also raised its full year guidance, with an EPS from continuing operations in the range of $6.24 to $6.36.
Strategy
Democrats Eye Medicare Negotiations to Lower Drug PricesPresident Joe Biden, progressives and moderates support proposals that would generally allow the government to set restrictions on brand-name drugs.
Strategy
BCBS Minn. Sues Pharma Bro's Old CompanyThe Eagan, Minnesota-based health insurer alleges that Phoenixus and its U.S. subsidiary Vyera schemed to raise the price of its...
Strategy
PhRMA says Hospitals Hike Patients' Drug Prices, Reap ProfitsThe accusations come just days after a RAND Corporation report noted that U.S. consumers pay 2.56 times more for prescription...
Covid-19
When Your Chance for a Covid Shot Comes, Don't Worry About the NumbersThere are five reasons experts say you should take the J&J shot ? assuming the FDA authorizes it ? if...
Strategy
States Move Ahead With Canada Drug Importation While Awaiting Signal From BidenThe Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, an industry trade group, filed suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., to...
Covid-19
Remdesivir, Given to Half of Hospitalized Covid Patients in U.S., Is Big Win for Gilead — Boosted by TaxpayersAs U.S. infections climb above 24 million, doctors with no other FDA-approved treatment options are now prescribing remdesivir to half...
Revenue Cycle
AMA Announces New CPT Code for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 VaccineThe AMA also created a new HCPCS Level II code for the vaccine's administration.
Technology
Arizona-based Pharmacy Suffers Breach Impacting More Than 130K IndividualsGenRx terminated the cybercriminals' access to the pharmacy's systems within one day.
Strategy
The Justice Department Sues Walmart, Accusing It of Illegally Dispensing OpioidsTwo years after the Trump administration walked away from charging Walmart criminally for its role in the opioid crisis, the...