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Dispensing disruption: are pharmacies ready for digital rivals?
7 July 2018 - When Amazon announced its purchase last week of online pharmacy PillPack, which packages and delivers pre-sorted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2018
The health 202: 'gag clauses' mean you might be paying more for prescription drugs than you need to
5 July 2018 - Using your insurance plan isn’t always the cheapest way to buy prescription drugs. But your pharmacist ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jul 2018
Amazon’s PillPack deal gives it access to sensitive health data
1 July 2018 - Amazon, master of shopping behaviour, will now know prescriptions. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2018
FDA chief on Amazon's health care move: 'disruptive competition is a good thing'
29 June 2018 - FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says anything that makes much needed products more accessible to consumers and lowers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2018
Chemists beware: Amazon's attack on pharmacies has just begun
29 June 2018 - Online retail giant Amazon is entering the pharmacy business after months of speculation that the company ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2018
Statement from FDA Commissioner on agency’s continued efforts relating to compounded drugs for patients who cannot use an FDA-approved drug
28 June 2018 - As a physician, I understand how important it can be for health care providers to treat ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2018
Large PBMs should mean lower drug prices
7 June 2018 - Our role as a Pharmacy Benefit Manager is to negotiate the best price possible for patients and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2018
Pharmacy benefit managers are not the cause of high prescription drug prices
6 June 2018 - The press has found no shortage of villains for the high cost of prescription drugs today. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2018
Boots faces probe over NHS drug prices
27 May 2018 - High street pharmacy charged £3,220 for pain-relieving mouthwash that can cost £93. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2018
Prescription for pharmacy talks: add consumers
17 May 2018 - The Consumers Health Forum will urge the government to ensure the next negotiations for the Community ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 May 2018
ASHP response to President Trump's speech on prescription drug prices
11 May 2018 - President Trump unveiled the outlines of his "American Patients First" blueprint to address high drug prices. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2018
Aligning price and value for drugs—potential disrupters of the PBM model
7 May 2018 - When the latest version of the iPhone comes out, customers can judge whether the price is "worth ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 May 2018
Express Scripts, the good guy on drug prices? Not exactly
3 May 2018 - Its efforts to lower drug prices likely won't change much, and it probably knows that. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Apr 2018
Chemotherapy compounder ID mandatory within PBS claims
12 April 2018 - The inclusion of the Compounder ID field within a claim for eligible Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2018
Feds broaden the definition of ‘pharmacy’ in a bid to level playing field for startup
6 April 2018 - Across the US, upstart pharmacies are turning the prescription drug business on its head, offering digitally ...