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February 01, 2016 At the Walgreens Boots Alliance annual shareholder meeting, held in New York this week, several initiatives were discussed for the coming year. The first initiative is the acquisition of Rite Aid, expected to conclude in the second half of 2016. The... by admin | Feb 1, 2016 | Archive
February 01, 2016 In a letter to the Senate Committee on Finance, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) offers suggestions for the panel’s Chronic Care Working Group to consider to improve care. The letter notes, “We are encouraged to see... by admin | Feb 1, 2016 | Archive
February 01, 2016 Disease experts are cautioning that it could be years before an effective vaccine against the Zika virus is available to the public. The virus has been linked to severe birth defects and could infect up to 4 million people before the end of the year.... by admin | Feb 1, 2016 | Archive
February 01, 2016 The California Department of Health Care Services reports private health plans invoiced the state of California $387.5 million to cover hepatitis C treatments in Medi-Cal between July 2014 and November 2015, when just 3,624 patients received the... by admin | Feb 1, 2016 | Archive
February 01, 2016 A recent study sought to assess the efficacy and safety of intensive blood pressure-lowering strategies. Researchers analyzed 19 trials with 44,989 patients, completing meta-analyses of blood pressure reductions on relative risk (RR) of major... by admin | Feb 1, 2016 | Archive
February 01, 2016 New research published by the CVS Health Research Institute showed a significant improvement in adherence to specialty medications for patients enrolled in a pilot study evaluating Specialty Connect, CVS Health’s specialty prescription services...