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Month: April 2019

Commentary: Proposed drug price caps would stall health care advances

Commentary: Proposed drug price caps would stall health care advances

Imagine if the Maine Legislature decided that large pickup trucks were becoming too expensive for the working-class people who drive them. Then imagine that legislators established a commission designed to study the costs to manufacture and sell these trucks. After careful study, the commission then concluded that large pickups produce a $3,000 profit per truck for their manufacturers.  Finally, the commission then established an upper price limit on pickups sold in Maine that was $3,000 below the average price at…

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Express Scripts’ Accredo specialty pharmacy expands in Hawaii

Express Scripts’ Accredo specialty pharmacy expands in Hawaii

PHARMACY Get all the latest industry news in your inbox. Express Scripts today announced that its specialty pharmacy, Accredo, will open a new location in Honolulu to provide high-touch pharmacy care to people living with chronic, complex health conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, cancer and hemophilia. With this new location, Accredo’s pharmacies will total 28 across the United States. The new pharmacy, slated to open this summer, will offer a range of services, including walk-in consultations with a pharmacist, home…

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Stripes announces sale of last commemorative Selena cup

Stripes announces sale of last commemorative Selena cup

The last commemorative Selena cup is finally going on sale at Stripes, the convenience store chain announced. The ‘Selena Forever’ cup is the third and final cup in the company’s series and will be on sale for $3.99 Saturday. Fans can start lining up at 8 a.m. on Saturday to secure a cup at all participating Stripes stores in Texas and Louisiana. The new cup features a close-up shot of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who is often referred to as the “Queen…

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