The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned two online suppliers to stop manufacturing unapproved versions of semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic for type 2 diabetes). 2; Wegovy for obesity) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro). With ongoing shortages of these two popular drugs, compounded versions have become popular. According to the FDA, compounding pharmacies are allowed to … Read more
This piece was co-authored by Sally C. Pipes and Wayne Winegarden. The pharmaceutical supply chain is rife with improper incentives. Because of these disincentives, reasonable policies under most market conditions will create problems that harm patients. The combination of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) fees with the discounts they negotiate exemplifies this problem. The three largest … Read more
An Iowa doctor is seeking a court order requiring pharmacies to fill the prescription drugs hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to treat COVID-19. The order is being sought as part of a civil lawsuit brought by Dr. David Hartsuch, an emergency physician from Bettendorf, against the Iowa Board of Medicine and the Iowa Board of Pharmacy in … Read more
While pharmacies dispensing the drug marks a victory for reproductive freedom, an impending Supreme Court case could cut off access to the drug in states where abortion remains legal. France. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) A group of independent pharmacies in states across the country have begun distributing the abortion drug mifepristonean thanks to newly implemented … Read more