Month: March 2023

Pharmacy owner ‘suffering’ after syringe-wielding woman steals medication

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Grace Larkham leaves court on Thursday. Picture by Blake FodenA Canberra pharmacy owner says it is “hard to describe the suffering” she has endured since a syringe-wielding woman robbed her business of medication and cash.As a journalist, I’ve covered everything from a royal tour and a terror attack to international sport. After stints in New…

At ViVE, Amazon outlines virtual health, cloud and pharmacy ambitions

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Amazon executives said Tuesday they are excited to move forward in healthcare, despite the sector’s potential challenges. “Amazon comes at this with a lot of humility,” said Amazon Clinic’s chief medical officer and general manager Dr. Nworah Ayogu at ViVE, the digital health conference held in Nashville, Tennessee. “The company is no stranger to going…

Ohio files price-fixing lawsuit against Express Scripts, Humana, Prime

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Governmental pressure on pharmacy benefit managers continues to escalate, this time with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) alleging that three major companies and a foreign group purchasing organization colluded to fix prescription drug prices and reap the rewards. According to the lawsuit the attorney general filed Monday, Cigna subsidiary Express Scripts and Blue Cross…

‘More Dangerous Than Ever’: Experts Warn Americans Against Going to Mexico to Buy Cheap Pharmacy Drugs

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A recent study by the University of California (UCLA) concluded that many drugs from Mexican pharmacies are laced with fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine. U.S. tourists are often the buyers of these pills, which include counterfeit replicas of Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall. The UCLA-led study reported that two out of three (68 percent) pharmacies in four cities…

Drug shortages upend hospitals care, cancer treatments

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Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosSupplies of some essential drugs used in hospitals are hitting 10-year lows, forcing rationing and pharmacy workarounds.Driving the news: Drug shortages are the worst they’ve been in a decade, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists — a sign of how much we rely on low-margin manufacturers with limited capacity for basics like…