New COVID-19 Vaccine Errors Or Hazards
After the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, ISMP…
January 2021
HHS’s Funding $22 Billion To Support Testing And Vaccination
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two upcoming actions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide more than…
CVS Health’s Symphony For Senior Safety
CVS Health announces about launching the CVS Health’s Symphony, medical alert system to help caregivers monitor the safety and well-being of loved ones, even from…
APhA On Biden’s COVID plan
According to the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) the new Biden’s COVID-19 plan can be a good step for starting to rescue the country from the…
CVS Health Nutrition-Based Initiative
CVS Health proposes a new nutrition-based initiative aims to provide a new option for consumers who want to boost their overall health through better food…
Walgreens Financial Services In Partnership With Synchrony and Mastercard
On January 14, Walgreens announced about expanding its financial services offering in partnership with Synchrony and MasterCard as part of its ongoing commitment to offer…
Pfizer Breakthrough Growth Initiative And $120 Million Investment
On January 12, Pfizer Inc. announced that, during the second half of 2020, it invested a total of $120 million in four clinical-stage biotech companies…
AmerisourceBergen and Walgreens Boots Alliance Strategic Transaction
AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Walgreens Boots Alliance, announced strategic agreements under which AmerisourceBergen will acquire the majority of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s Alliance Healthcare businesses for approximately…
FDA’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Software
On January 12, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the first FDA’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan….
FDA’s Alert Regarding SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a warning message to clinical laboratory staff and health care providers that the FDA is monitoring the…