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Lab & Pharmacy Supply Management

Supply Disruption of BD BACTEC Blood Culture Media Bottles Threatens Patient Care

July 11, 2024
FDA issued an alert to healthcare providers about critical shortage of BD BACTEC blood culture media bottles, impacting patient diagnosis and management.
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Lab & Pharmacy Supply Management

AAMC statement on 340B drug pricing cuts case

July 6, 2021
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced its President and CEO David J. Skorton MD issued a statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to accept...
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Lab & Pharmacy Supply Management

Johnson & Johnson reaches opioid settlement agreement with New York State

June 28, 2021
Johnson & Johnson and its U.S.-based Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies announced a settlement agreement with the State of New York and its participating subdivisions, including...
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AdvaMed leader asks Administration to prioritize transport of medical supplies

June 25, 2021
President and CEO of AdvaMed Scott Whitaker sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of the medical technology industry asking “the Administration to make the transport of medical...
Lab & Pharmacy Supply Management

South African consortium to establish COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub

June 22, 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced it and its COVAX partners are working with a South African consortium comprising Biovac, Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, a network...
Lab & Pharmacy Supply Management

GAO reports on Medicare spending on drugs with direct-to-consumer advertising

June 21, 2021
From 2016 to 2018, Medicare and its beneficiaries spent $560 billion on drugs—more than half on drugs that were advertised to encourage consumers to ask their doctors for specific...