Omnicare Inc. has acquired specialty pharmacy provider Advanced Care Scripts in Orlando, Fla. The Covington, Ky., firm explained that it bought the firm because specialty pharmacy is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the industry. No purchase price was revealed. However, Omnicare stated that Advanced Care Scripts revenues are running at an annual rate of about $212 million.
A 1.6-million-birth analysis finds that adoption of a 2016 trial's antibiotic protocol climbed sharply in US hospitals, with a drop in infection rates.
First approved for adults in 2022, the therapy is now cleared for adults and pediatric patients weighing 66 lbs or more with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
With the inherent value medications provide in the greater health care system, Jennifer Hammons, PharmD, DrPH, argues that rural pharmacies deserve the proper recognition.
Community pharmacists offer accessible care, improve medication adherence, and build trust through education, vaccination support, and local health leadership.