A cyberattack disrupted daily operations at a pharmacy information company beginning last week, impacting a number of pharmacies around the country. On its website, UnitedHealth subsidiary Change Healthcare announced that it was “experiencing a cyber security issue” and that disruptions were expected to last at least through Monday. An SEC
Klingensmith’s Pharmacy in Leechburg quickly welcomed about 200 new customers seeking an alternative source for their prescriptions after Wednesday’s abrupt closing of Health Mart pharmacies in Leechburg and Lower Burrell. The closings are part of an ongoing trend among some independent pharmacies that struggle to make a profit as big-box
When home covid tests first became available, they were flying off the shelves at Town & Country Pharmacy in New Kensington. Now the store isn’t even stocking them, said pharmacist Nicholas Roperti. Face masks are no longer sold there, either. “Nobody asks about those,” Roperti said. In the first weeks
As the overdose-reversing drug naloxone becomes available over the counter this summer without a prescription, recovery organizations and pharmacies look to the change as a step in the right direction — but not the end of the road. The drug, also known by the brand name Narcan, can halt overdoses