Big Pharma takes on counterfeit drugs
In Las Vegas, Lazaro Hernandez was a flamboyant, jet-setting poker player shown in televised tournaments with stacks of colorful chips. But the casually dressed gambler spotted on security cameras with…
CVS Health (CVS) earnings Q3 2023
A woman walks past a CVS Pharmacy in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 2, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images CVS on Wednesday reported third-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue…
Pharmacy staff from Walgreens, chains like CVS to walk out again
A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters Some pharmacy staff from Walgreens and other drugstore chains…
CVS stock falls after Blue Shield of California drops retailer’s pharmacy services
A woman walks past a CVS Pharmacy in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Shares of CVS Health plunged 8% on Thursday after…
California will not renew Walgreens contract over abortion pill move
California will not renew a $54 million contract with Walgreens over the drugstore chain’s decision not to sell the abortion pill mifepristone in some states due to legal restrictions. “California…
FDA urges parents not to stockpile children’s flu medications
The surge in flu cases and Covid-19 infections this month, along with elevated levels of childhood respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, infections has caused elevated demand for children’s over-the-counter cold…
Amazon loses PillPack founders four years after acquisition
With Amazon Pharmacy, Prime customers in the United States can get their prescription medications shipped to their home for free. Amazon Two Amazon executives who played a formative role in…
CVS to buy home health giant Signify Health for about $8 billion
A CVS logo is displayed at one of their stores near Bloomsburg. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images CVS Health has reached a deal to acquire in-home health-care company…