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Omnicell launches XT Amplify, amending pharmacy care delivery model

April 29, 2024 - On April 16, 2024, Omnicell, a multinational healthcare technology company, announced the launch of XT Amplify, a multi-year innovation project that aims to optimize the current pharmacy care delivery model by enhancing the existing XT Automated Dispensing Systems in their client’s healthcare facilities. PharmaNewsIntelligence spoke to Dennis Wright, Omnicell’s Vice...

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Amazon Pharmacy will now be filling prescriptions for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs — and other pharmaceuticals for obesity, diabetes, and migraines — requested through Eli...

Exploring Gene and Cell Therapy Integration in Pharmacies

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After seeing promising results in cell and gene therapy clinical trials, cell and gene therapy is transforming patient care, offering new possibilities for treating diseases that previously had limited treatment options. As pharmacies...

CVS Report Predicts 2024 Trends in Community Pharmacy

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On January 17, 2024, CVS Health published the Rx Report: The Future of Community Pharmacy Open Doors to Healthier Communities, which evaluated a survey in collaboration with the Harris Poll and used it...

AllianceRx Walgreens Selected to Distribute XDEMVY

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AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy, a leading specialty and home delivery pharmacy in the United States and a subsidiary of Walgreens, has been selected as one of four specialty pharmacies to distribute...

Exploring Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reforms: Transparency

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Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have received criticism over the past couple of years for pocketing savings intended for patients. While this rhetoric is true for some PBMs, a small subset of the market advocates for PBM transparency and...

Developing a Sustainable Pharmaceutical Workforce and Workplace

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In a press release by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), released on September 27, 2023, the organization collaborated with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the...

Over 99% of US Hospital Pharmacists Reported Drug Shortages

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The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently published statistics on ongoing drug shortages in the United States. The organization’s survey of hospital pharmacists revealed...

FDA Requires Mail-Back Envelops with Opioid Analgesics Dispensation

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As a modification to the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (OA REMS), the FDA will now require mail-back envelops with opioid analgesic dispensation in outpatient settings to...

Understanding Good Prescribing Principles and Medication Errors

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Medication administration and dosing are some of the most critical components of healthcare. Improper dosing or mistakes during the prescription process contributes to thousands of healthcare complications each year and billions of dollars...

Fundamentals of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

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The pharmaceutical supply chain poses risks and challenges to both providers and consumers. But in the context of a health-conscious society, managing pharmaceutical supply chains presents several...

Behind Walgreens’ Decision to Forgo Abortion Pill Distribution in Some States

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Last week, Walgreens announced that it would no longer distribute abortion pills in 20 states across the US following legal warnings made by the attorneys general of those states. Specifically,...

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis and the Role of Specialty Care

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Multiple sclerosis is an immune-mediated disease that affects nearly 1 million people in the United States and over 2.8 million worldwide. Given the complexity of treatment, specialty care teams play a vital role in disease management by...

Looking for Solutions Amidst Pharmacist Shortages and Burnout

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Recent commentary from CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and other retail pharmacies has included discussions of shortened operation hours as a potential solution for the current pharmacist shortage and...

RSV, How Pharmacists Can Help Patients Prevent and Manage Infections

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As respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (flu), and COVID-19 cases surge across the United States, pharmacists are encouraged to use their advanced healthcare role to educate patients and caregivers about preventing the transmission...

FDA Expands Access to Abortion Pills in Retail Pharmacies

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In a step towards widening access, the FDA made a regulatory change, allowing the abortion pill, mifepristone, to be distributed by retail pharmacies with a valid prescription. Mifepristone is one...

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