Pharmacy Benefits Management

December 9, 2020

AvKARE Recalls Sildenafil and Trazodone

December 9, 2020 – AvKARE of Pulaski, TN, has voluntarily recalled one lot of Sildenafil 100mg tablets and one lot of Trazodone 100mg tablets after the two products were inadvertently packaged
December 9, 2020

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Issues Anagrelide Recall

December 9, 2020 – Torrent Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled one lot of Anagrelide Capsules, USP, following the product’s failure in a dissolution test that is part of routine quality testing.
November 25, 2020

Danyelza Approved to Treat Neuroblastoma

November 25, 2020 – The U.S. FDA has approved Danyelza® (naxitamab-gqgk), manufactured by Y- mAbs Therapeutics, for use in combination with granulocyte-macrophage
November 23, 2020

Oxlumo Approved to Treat Rare Metabolic Disorder

November 23, 2020 – The U.S. FDA has approved OxlumoTM (lumasiran), manufactured by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, to treat primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), lowering urinary oxalate levels
October 22, 2020
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Remdesivir Approved to Treat COVID-19

October 22, 2020 – The U.S. FDA has approved Veklury® (remdesivir), manufactured by Gilead, to treat COVID-19 in patients who require hospitalization, are at least 12 years of age
October 22, 2020
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FDA Generic Drug Approvals Down in 2020

October 22, 2020 – October 22, 2020 – Breaking a four-year pattern of approving record numbers of generic drugs, the U.S. FDA issued 909 generic drug approvals in fiscal year (FY) 2020 compared