BREAKING: Trump signs executive order as first strike at Affordable Care Act

In an opening salvo against the ACA, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims squarely at the undoing the healthcare law's unpopular requirement that individuals carry insurance or face fines.  READ MORE

HHS nominee Price pressed hard on health policy positions, financial dealings

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Donald Trump’s first 100 days, and beyond, for biopharma

Eli Lilly slashes 485 jobs, with ax falling heavily on faltering Alzheimer’s unit

BREAKING: President Trump's healthcare plate is full, and it won't go down easy

President Trump and Republicans in Congress may soon realize that the politically charged issue of healthcare could make or break the next four years.  READ MORE

States track dispensing to counter drug fraud--​Rules on veterinarians inconsistent among states

States track dispensing to counter drug fraud

American Veterinary Medical Association-17 hours ago

But he also wrote that the incidence of veterinary prescription drug diversion is “infinitesimal,” and requiring reports from veterinarians to PDMPs is “superfluous.

Walgreens to pay $50 mln to resolve US prescription kickback case

Reuters-10 hours ago

... Bharara on Thursday, resolves a whistleblower lawsuit that the government joined related to the national pharmacy chain's Prescription Savings Club program ...

Showdown looms between CVS pharmacies and Texas Medicaid ...

Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com-16 hours ago

CVS continues to battle with the Texas Attorney General's office, which has accused some of the state’s largest pharmacies of cheating the Medicaid ...

Small Pharmacies Lose Class Cert. In Caremark Antitrust Row

Law360 (subscription)-7 hours ago

Law360, New York (January 19, 2017, 5:49 PM EST) -- A Pennsylvania federal district court on Wednesday denied certification to four class actions in ..

Column: The US Attorney's office is fighting opioid abuse

Tampabay.com (blog)-11 hours ago

After gathering evidence, we confronted a national pharmacy chain (CVS) and two national distributors (Cardinal Health and McKesson Corp.) with our findings.