Walmart, CVS and Rite Aid Yank Recalled J&J Baby Powder Off Shelves October 28, 2019 Three major U.S. retailers, including Walmart, are removing all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder from their stores,...
How Pharmacies Are Resisting Amazon’s Attempt to Corner Their Business September 19, 2019 By Robert Langreth Getting into the pharmacy business was easy for Amazon.com: It paid $753 million to buy the mail-order startup PillPack. The...
Lawyers Expect Wave of Litigation Targeting Popular Heart Drugs April 24, 2019 By Anna Edney and Margaret Cronin Fisk Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against drug makers and sellers over widely prescribed generic heart medications tainted with potential...
Tribe Continues Suit Against Drug Distributors; Refiles in State Court February 12, 2018 The Cherokee Nation has refiled a lawsuit against opioid distributors in state court after a federal judge ruled that tribe’s...
CVS to Pay $67.5B for Aetna to Create Giant Health Firm with ‘10,000 New Front Doors’ December 3, 2017 By Zachary Tracer and Robert Langreth CVS Health Corp. will buy Aetna Inc. for about $67.5 billion, creating a healthcare giant that will have a hand...
CVS, Aetna Could Close $70B Merger Deal as Soon as December November 6, 2017 By Greg Roumeliotis and Carl O'Donnell U.S. pharmacy operator CVS Health Corp. and health insurer Aetna Inc. are working toward finalizing merger terms and announcing a...
Companies Seek Dismissal of Oklahoma Tribe’s Prescription-Drug Suit June 12, 2017 Walmart and other major corporations are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by the Cherokee...