One and 100: Courtney Pitre, rural pharmacist and pharmacy owner
The Advertiser Courtney Pitre, 36, has spent the past 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic running herself ragged as the only pharmacist at...
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LIPA News and Updates
‘Grandma and grandpa aren’t going to figure this one out.’ Rx Savings Vanish in Medicare Shuffle
Biogen’s blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera is an example of how patients don’t always benefit from low-cost generic...
Supply chain issues impacting pharmacies: What to know
Yahoo Finance The Federal Reserve reported Wednesday that many parts of the country were hit by supply chain disruptions and labor...
Paying more out of pocket for prescription drugs? Here’s what you need to know
BR Proud You may have noticed the price of prescription drugs rising, leaving you to pay more out of pocket. Louisiana Independent...
'It’s a corrupt ballgame' Rural communities at risk of becoming pharmacy deserts
News Channel 5 Nashville In rural areas, independent pharmacies are closing across the country. South Side Drug Co. is a staple. It's...
CVS to close about 900 stores over next three years, as it shifts to digital strategy
CNBC CVS Health said Thursday that it will close about 900 stores over the next three years, as it adjusts to shoppers who are buying...
Louisiana COVID hospitalizations go from highest to lowest among U.S. states
The Times Picayune After spending the late summer months as the U.S. epicenter of the delta wave of COVID-19, Louisiana has made a...
CVS sometimes forces people to use its pharmacies. Now the Supreme Court will weigh in
At issue is whether “patient steering” can be discriminatory The Missouri Independent CVS Health and other massive corporations often use...
Louisiana 'Shot for $100' COVID vaccine campaign extended a month; 47% of state is vaccinated
AP/The Advocate Louisiana is continuing its coronavirus vaccine incentive program “Shot for $100” through November, hoping to persuade...
Kids under 12 may start getting COVID shots soon. Here’s how the Baton Rouge area is preparing.
The Advocate Vaccines that protect children ages 5 to 11 against COVID are likely coming soon to a doctor’s office, pharmacy or school...
Aetna hit with a provider suit over its 'mystery re-pricing program'
An orthopedic surgical practice sued Aetna on Wednesday, alleging the Hartford, Connecticut-based insurer's failure to reveal its...
FMI helps launch Coalition for PBM Reform
Supermarket News FMI-The Food Industry Association has allied with five other industry organizations to form a watchdog group monitoring...
Already concerned with drug costs, large employers, family pharmacists worry about more middlemen
Ohio Capital Journal There already were deep concerns among small pharmacists about drug middlemen known as “pharmacy benefit managers.”...
Post-Katrina planning helped Louisiana hospitals prepare for Ida
Modern Healthcare Some Louisiana hospitals near the coast are evacuating patients as tropical storm Ida damaged their mechanical systems,...
Op-Ed: Louisiana leads nation in creating environment of drug-price transparency
The Center Square While no one disputes the high cost of health care, it seems everyone has an opinion about what would happen to...
Louisiana may need more COVID restrictions if case growth doesn't slow, health official says
The Advocate Dr. Joseph Kanter, chief health officer, said Tuesday morning he thinks the state will have to consider more aggressive...
FDA Lets Pharmacies Substitute Branded Insulin With Knockoff Product, in First for a Biologic Drug
For the first time, U.S. regulators have said that a knockoff version of a biologic drug is interchangeable with its branded equivalent,...
The floodgates have opened for vaccine mandates
State governments, private businesses and even part of the federal government are suddenly embracing mandatory coronavirus vaccinations...
Photos: Fun, food, Delta variant lure COVID-19 shot recipients to Bordelon's Pharmacy event
The Advocate Music, food, fun and a potentially life-saving COVID-19 vaccine were on the agenda at an event at Bordelon's Super-Save...
$26B opioid settlement reached
Baton Rouge Business Report Three of the largest pharmaceutical distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson today agreed to a $26...
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