Pharmacy Technician Pulse

CVS Health to donate up to 1M period products through “Buy One, Donate Two” program

Drug Store News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Throughout October, for every CVS Health brand period product purchased, the retailer will donate two to communities in need through a partnership with Feeding America.

Patients With HIV Have Low Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease After Donating Kidney

Pharmacy Times

JULY 31, 2023

Patients with HIV can donate a kidney to others with HIV who have a low risk of developing end-stage renal disease or other kidney problems for 2 to 4 years following donation.

Abortion funds run short of money as demand soars and donations fall

STAT

JANUARY 23, 2024

It’s among a handful of abortion funds that have had to temporarily halt operations as demand outstripped donations. The nonprofit stopped taking calls on December 19, and made the “very very difficult decision” to suspend operations until Feb. 1, said Taren Holliman, the organization’s program manager.

How birth tissue donations are fuelling the cell therapy revolution

pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

How birth tissue donations are fuelling the cell therapy revolution Mike.Smith Thu, 23/11/2023 - 11:00 Bookmark this

Publix Super Markets Charities donates $10M to support housing nonprofits throughout the Southeast

Drug Store News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The donation will support more than 250 nonprofit organizations focused on providing housing and shelter services, including 125 Habitat for Humanity affiliates.

Safeway, MrBeast donating more than $450K of necessities to local non-profits

Drug Store News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The organizations donated to local nonprofit organizations more than $450,000 worth of groceries, electronics, paper goods and more.

Giant donates $100K to Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank

Drug Store News

AUGUST 4, 2023

The donation will help provide more than 9,000 bags of food to be distributed to preschool and elementary children, designed to replace food that those kids would normally have received at school.

Kroger to donate 10 billion meals by 2030

Drug Store News

JUNE 26, 2023

Upon completion of Kroger’s merger with Albertsons, the combined company expects to donate 10 billion meals by 2030 to feed people struggling with hunger.

STAT+: Eli Lilly CEO donates big to Mike Pence presidential super PAC

STAT

AUGUST 22, 2023

WASHINGTON — David Ricks, who leads Eli Lilly, made a major early donation to a super PAC in support of former vice president Mike Pence — one of the first big 2024 donations from a major player in the pharmaceutical industry. Pence hails from Indiana, which also serves as the headquarters of Eli Lilly.

Giant will donate 15,000 turkeys to people in need this Thanksgiving

Drug Store News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Giant is donating 15,000 Thanksgiving turkeys to food banks and community partners in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

Meijer celebrates CLC of North America's 25th anniversary with donation

Drug Store News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Meijer's donation aims to help children and young adults with motor challenges achieve optimal physical, cognitive and social independence.

Opinion: FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma

STAT

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

But as a gay doctor, I have long been unable to do one simple thing that saves lives: donate blood. For more than 30 years, policies in the United States have banned gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Read the rest…

FDA

Giant donates nearly 3,900 hams, turkeys and chickens to eliminate hunger

Drug Store News

MARCH 28, 2023

From March 31-April 9, customers can donate their free ham certificates in-store at the register or 400 CHOICE points online, for which Giant will donate $10 to a local food bank.

Thinx donates 100K worth of products to Alliance for Period Supplies

Drug Store News

AUGUST 10, 2023

The product donation is part of Thinx's mission to increase access to period products, especially as back to school can be concerning for those experiencing period poverty.

STAT+: Vertex pushes a donation program to widen access to cystic fibrosis treatments, but advocates say it’s not enough

STAT

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Instead, the Vertex team maintained the company will use a nascent donation program to address the concerns, according to people who attended the Oct. 12 session. The outcome frustrated a coalition pushing the company to alter its stance toward countries where cash-strapped governments are unable to meet pricing demands.

Giant celebrates PA Urban Agriculture week with $200K donation

Drug Store News

JULY 12, 2023

The retailer's donation aims to expand food system resiliency through the PA Farm Bill Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grant program.

Giant donates $100K to Second Harvest Food Bank in Pennsylvania

Drug Store News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The donation expands food access for nearly 1,500 children in need across Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon and Wayne counties.

Giant donates $100K to Second Harvest Food Bank in Pennsylvania

Drug Store News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The donation expands food access for nearly 1,500 children in need across Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon and Wayne counties.

Giant supports frontline food distribution with $150K donation to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank

Drug Store News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Giant team members joined Blue Ridge Area Food Bank to volunteer and donate $150,000 to its Partner Impact & Innovation Grants program.

Pig kidney works a record two months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants

STAT

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The dramatic experiment came to an end Wednesday as surgeons at NYU Langone Health removed the pig kidney and returned the donated body of Maurice “Mo” Miller to his family for cremation. Read the rest…

Hospitals

Meijer reaches 4 million meal donation goal

Drug Store News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Meijer’s donation will support more than 250 Simply Give food pantries across the Midwest to help feed families in the communities it serves this holiday season.

Publix donates additional 1.3 million lbs. of produce to food banks

Drug Store News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Publix has donated more than 2.6 million pounds of produce during the 2023 holidays.

Dollar General Literacy Foundation donates $1.7M to Save the Children

Drug Store News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

million donation is aimed at increasing access to quality education for underserved youth.

Nonprofit naloxone maker celebrates FDA approval by donating 200,000 doses

STAT

AUGUST 9, 2023

Harm Reduction Therapeutics said in a statement that it will donate nearly a quarter-million doses of its new product to the Remedy Alliance, an organization devoted to affordable naloxone access. A nonprofit naloxone manufacturer is celebrating its recent market approval by giving away 200,000 doses of its over-the-counter nasal spray.

FDA

Stop & Shop donates $1.7M to the American Cancer Society

Drug Store News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

One hundred percent of donations collected were given to the American Cancer Society to support breast cancer research and greater access to quality care and patient support services.

Aetna Medicaid donates $450K to support Texas communities

Drug Store News

AUGUST 25, 2022

The donations support the work of healthcare providers and amplify the impact community organizations have on meeting the needs of families with individuals who have intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Meijer team members select Midwest nonprofits to receive $1.5M in donations

Drug Store News

JUNE 23, 2023

The Meijer Team Gives program allows team members to choose an organization meaningful to them for a $5,000 donation.

Aetna makes $75K donation to Plano Child Development Center

Drug Store News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Aetnaâs $75,000 donation to the Plano Childhood Development Center is aimed at helping children receive the eyecare and intervention they need.

Southeastern Grocers launches community donation program benefiting more than 420 local schools

Drug Store News

AUGUST 14, 2023

SEG's third annual donation program will support learning environments for the upcoming school year.

STAT+: Pharma donations to patient charities may violate the ‘spirit’ of anti-kickback laws

STAT

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

But these companies are allowed to donate to independent charities that provide assistance to patients — and they can earmark donations for a condition treated by their drugs.

Teva Pharmaceuticals, collaborators team up to donate behavioral health meds to free clinics, pharmacies

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 4, 2023

Teva Pharmaceuticals, collaborators team up to donate behavioral health meds to free clinics, pharmacies agliadkovskaya Thu, 05/04/2023 - 14:30

Vape maker Elf Bar wants to donate to the American Cancer Society, but it doesn’t want tobacco money

STAT

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

WASHINGTON — A popular Chinese vape company says it is donating thousands of dollars to the American Cancer Society in an effort to stop youth vaping, but the cancer organization says it never agreed to the partnership, and it’s ordering the company to stop. ” Read the rest…

Schnucks kicks off donation campaign supporting United Way of Greater St. Louis

Drug Store News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Donations collected will be used to support the organization’s mission of mobilizing the power of communities to help people live their best possible lives.

Nothing to sneeze at: AstraZeneca donates thousands of nasal spray flu vaccines after Swiss pricing row

Fierce Pharma

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Nothing to sneeze at: AstraZeneca donates thousands of nasal spray flu vaccines after Swiss pricing row. fkansteiner. Thu, 11/17/2022 - 13:27.

Vaccines

Opinion: Want to help with medical breakthroughs? Donate some extra cells to a biobank

STAT

JUNE 7, 2023

After I was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumors , a rare type of cancer, I went through surgery to remove the tumors and chose to donate them to a biobank. Right now, it’s possible that cells from my body are growing in a lab somewhere and are being used to test new cancer drugs.

Aetna donates $200K to community-based programs in Michigan

Drug Store News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aetna has made donations to promote workforce development programs in Michigan.

STAT+: Transplant patients say new Medicare guidance puts their donated organs at risk

STAT

JUNE 13, 2023

And because she’s already had two kidney transplants, her body has developed antibodies that would make it difficult for her to get a third donated kidney. Gamble, a 70-year-old resident of West Columbia, S.C., That means if she loses this kidney, she’d likely have to go on dialysis for the rest of her life.

Insurance

Insurance Immunization

Leading healthcare groups take up Red Cross' pleas for more blood donations amid national shortage

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 28, 2022

Leading healthcare groups take up Red Cross' pleas for more blood donations amid national shortage. Fri, 01/28/2022 - 11:36.

Super Bowl player donates to help fund cancer research

Outsourcing Pharma

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

William Gholston, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team, is donating to the Moffitt Cancer Center to fund research into cancer treatment disparities.

Leading healthcare groups take up Red Cross' pleas for more blood donations amid national shortage

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 28, 2022

Leading healthcare groups take up Red Cross' pleas for more blood donations amid national shortage. Fri, 01/28/2022 - 11:39.

Direct Relief’s Donations of Emergency Use Authorization Covid-19 Medical Products Reach Over 19 Million Worldwide

Fierce Pharma

JANUARY 12, 2023

Direct Relief’s Donations of Emergency Use Authorization Covid-19 Medical Products Reach Over 19 Million Worldwide jpiatt Thu, 01/12/2023 - 15:19

Kellogg donates $75K to Albertsons Foundation's Nourishing Neighbors initiative

Drug Store News

MARCH 6, 2023

The donation supports the "Feed the Love" hunger relief campaign.

Some States Allowing Donation and Redistribution of Oncology Drugs

Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Collections of oncology drugs in 13 states are being redistributed to patients in need.

Florida Blue donates $3.3M to community organizations battling food insecurity

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The adage “you are what you eat” seems to be the operative mindset behind $3.3 million in grants being awarded to nine community organizations by Florida Blue through its Florida Blue Foundation.

CVS Health to donate up to 1M period products through “Buy One, Donate Two” program

Patients With HIV Have Low Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease After Donating Kidney

Trending Sources

Abortion funds run short of money as demand soars and donations fall

How birth tissue donations are fuelling the cell therapy revolution

Publix Super Markets Charities donates $10M to support housing nonprofits throughout the Southeast

Safeway, MrBeast donating more than $450K of necessities to local non-profits

Giant donates $100K to Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank

Kroger to donate 10 billion meals by 2030

STAT+: Eli Lilly CEO donates big to Mike Pence presidential super PAC

Giant will donate 15,000 turkeys to people in need this Thanksgiving

Meijer celebrates CLC of North America's 25th anniversary with donation

Opinion: FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma

Giant donates nearly 3,900 hams, turkeys and chickens to eliminate hunger

Thinx donates 100K worth of products to Alliance for Period Supplies

STAT+: Vertex pushes a donation program to widen access to cystic fibrosis treatments, but advocates say it’s not enough

Giant celebrates PA Urban Agriculture week with $200K donation

Giant donates $100K to Second Harvest Food Bank in Pennsylvania

Giant donates $100K to Second Harvest Food Bank in Pennsylvania

Giant supports frontline food distribution with $150K donation to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank

Pig kidney works a record two months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants

Meijer reaches 4 million meal donation goal

Publix donates additional 1.3 million lbs. of produce to food banks

Dollar General Literacy Foundation donates $1.7M to Save the Children

Nonprofit naloxone maker celebrates FDA approval by donating 200,000 doses

Stop & Shop donates $1.7M to the American Cancer Society

Aetna Medicaid donates $450K to support Texas communities

Meijer team members select Midwest nonprofits to receive $1.5M in donations

Aetna makes $75K donation to Plano Child Development Center

Southeastern Grocers launches community donation program benefiting more than 420 local schools

STAT+: Pharma donations to patient charities may violate the ‘spirit’ of anti-kickback laws

Teva Pharmaceuticals, collaborators team up to donate behavioral health meds to free clinics, pharmacies

Vape maker Elf Bar wants to donate to the American Cancer Society, but it doesn’t want tobacco money

Schnucks kicks off donation campaign supporting United Way of Greater St. Louis

Nothing to sneeze at: AstraZeneca donates thousands of nasal spray flu vaccines after Swiss pricing row

Opinion: Want to help with medical breakthroughs? Donate some extra cells to a biobank

Aetna donates $200K to community-based programs in Michigan

STAT+: Transplant patients say new Medicare guidance puts their donated organs at risk

Leading healthcare groups take up Red Cross' pleas for more blood donations amid national shortage

Super Bowl player donates to help fund cancer research

Leading healthcare groups take up Red Cross' pleas for more blood donations amid national shortage

Direct Relief’s Donations of Emergency Use Authorization Covid-19 Medical Products Reach Over 19 Million Worldwide

Kellogg donates $75K to Albertsons Foundation's Nourishing Neighbors initiative

Some States Allowing Donation and Redistribution of Oncology Drugs

Florida Blue donates $3.3M to community organizations battling food insecurity

Stay Connected