Formulary Watch |

A 10-day implementation has given the team at Abarca Health the opportunity to challenge how they manage implementations in general.

Vizient saw a 43% surge in demand for all amoxicillin products in the acute care setting from September to October, but fill rates have dropped 25%.

Snezana Mahon, Pharm.D., Transcarent’s chief operating officer, discusses the company’s efforts to provide a seamless and interconnected pharmacy ecosystem.

The regulatory agency has added the risk of rare skin infections to the warnings and precautions section of the labeling for amoxicillin products.

Bebtelovimab is used to treat COVID-19, but omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 may be resistant, the FDA said.

The greatest reductions were seen in girls who were vaccinated when they were adolescents, with up to 73% reduction in cervical pre-cancerous lesions.

Cotellic, an oral inhibitor of MEK1 and MEK2, was approved to treat patients with histiocytic neoplasms based on a phase 2 trial conducted solely at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Expanding pharmacist prescriber authority for HIV PrEP medications significantly increased PrEP use.

Wendy Barnes and Mark Campbell of RxBenefits discuss the company’s survey, which finds employers are curious about solutions to manage both specialty drug spend and the potential volatility that comes with employees who may be diagnosed with cancer and other high-dollar conditions.

Several suppliers of the widely-used antibiotic have limited or no availability of some formulations.

Mikkael A. Sekeres, M.D., University of Miami Health System, discusses his latest book Drugs and the FDA and the use of accelerated approvals based on surrogate endpoints.

A study of Oregon pharmacies finds there is significant disparities in reimbursement between the pharmacies, particularly in already disadvantaged communities.

Findings by researchers at Epic, the electronic health record company, show that the benefits extend to people ages 50-64.

Express Scripts will manage pharmacy benefits for about 20 million Centene members.

Renee Dua, M.D., chief strategy officer at Renee, discusses the digital health assistant and its subscription-based services for generic drugs.