pharmacy

February 8, 2023 | Caden Pearson

Texas Sues Biden Admin Over ‘Pharmacy Mandate’ to Dispense Abortion Drugs

Texas filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Tuesday to block federal health guidance that allegedly forces pharmacies to dispense abortion-inducing drugs. The Biden administration in July 2022 released guidance requiring pharmacies to supply women with abortion-inducing drugs or risk losing Medicaid and Medicare funds, even if certain state laws prohibit the procedure. Texas argues […]

January 22, 2022 | Fae Courter

Mark Cuban Launches Low-Cost Online Pharmacy

Billionaire Mark Cuban, “Shark Tank” star and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has launched an online pharmacy. The firm buys straight from the drugmaker, which means substantially lower prices for you.

December 21, 2021 | Bryan Jung

Rite Aid to Close 63 Drugstore Locations Across the US

Rite Aid, one of the largest American pharmacy chains, announced on Dec. 21 that it will close 63 locations in an effort to reassess how many stores it needs to keep open nationwide to remain profitable. The company made the announcement with its third-quarter earnings report, which reported a $36.1 million loss, saying that it expects to […]

February 21, 2021 | The Associated Press

Kroger: Some Pharmacy Customer Data Impacted in Vendor Hack

BOSTON—Kroger says personal data, including Social Security numbers of some of its pharmacy and clinic customers, may have been stolen in the hack of a third-party vendor’s file-transfer service. The Cincinnati-based grocery and pharmacy chain said in a statement Friday that it believes less than 1 percent of its customers were affected—specifically some using its […]

January 17, 2021 | The Associated Press

Health Fraud Case: Mississippi Pharmacy Owner Gets 18 Years

HATTIESBURG—A Mississippi owner of pharmacies and pharmacy distributors has been sentenced to 18 years in prison and ordered to repay the government nearly $287.7 million for his part in what prosecutors described as a $510 million health care fraud involving high-priced pain cream. Wade Ashley Walters, 54, of Hattiesburg, also was ordered at Friday’s sentencing to […]

November 20, 2020 | The Associated Press

Pair Sentenced for Nebraska Pharmacy Fire Bomb Plot

ALEXANDRIA—A Nebraska pharmacist was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison and a Maryland drug dealer to 14 years for a convoluted plot to firebomb a competing pharmacy so they could divert more prescription narcotics to the black market. William Burgamy, 33, of Hanover, Maryland, and Hyrum Wilson, 41 of Auburn, Nebraska, each pleaded guilty […]

November 17, 2020 | The Associated Press

Amazon Opens Online Pharmacy, Shaking up Another Industry

NEW YORK—Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers. The online colossus opened an online pharmacy Tuesday that allows customers to order medication or prescription refills, and have them delivered to their front door in a couple of days. The potential impact of Amazon’s arrival in the pharmaceutical space rippled through that sector immediately. The stocks of […]

March 24, 2020 | Simone Gao

Two Drugs Allowed By FDA for ‘Compassionate Use’ to Treat the Coronavirus

Two drugs have been approved for Expanded Access, or “compassionate use”, by the FDA to treat COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus. What are they and how do they work? Why should the virus be referred to as the CCP virus? In this episode of Zooming In, Simone Gao discusses these questions with […]

June 19, 2019 | Wire Service

Pharmacy Tests Turn up Another Cancer-Causing Compound in Heart Drugs

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