A Philadelphia pharmacy’s closure after 26 years highlights the industry’s growing challenges

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Pharmaciststeve

A Philadelphia pharmacy’s closure after 26 years highlights the industry’s growing challenges https://www.dailyitem.com/wire/business/a-philadelphia-pharmacy-s-closure-after-26-years-highlights-the-industry-s-growing-challenges/article_156e7cfc-4a50-522d-b99a-2212bb3b1f92.amp.html Last Monday, Friendly Pharmacy filled 318 prescriptions. For about 100 of them, insurance companies paid the pharmacy less than $3. In 22 instances that day, the reimbursement was less than the cost of the medication. And that’s just among the prescriptions that […]

Filed under: General Problems | Leave a Comment »

FDA issues ‘most serious type of recall’ for insulin pump-related iOS app

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA issues ‘most serious type of recall’ for insulin pump-related iOS app https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/fda-issues-most-serious-type-of-recall-for-insulin-pump-related-ios-app/ar-BB1mg98J The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class I “most serious type of recall” for an iOS app used in conjunction with an insulin pump. The “correction” as referred to by the FDA on Wednesday, rather than a product removal, […]

Filed under: General Problems | Leave a Comment »