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CarepathRx, a leader in pharmacy and medication management solutions, today announced a specialty pharmacy partnership with Southeast Health, a non-profit community health system based in Dothan, Alabama. As part of this agreement, CarepathRx will partner with Southeast Health to build and execute a comprehensive specialty pharmacy program with frontline staff services including intake, financial assistance, counseling, prior authorizations, and more. Southeast Health is a 430-bed hospital serving the residents southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle.

BOTHELL, WA - Following a special meeting of its stockholders, Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) today announced that its stockholders voted to approve a proposal to adopt the previously announced merger agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Seagen for $229 per share in cash. More than 99% of the shares voted at the meeting, representing approximately 88% of the shares of Seagen common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date for the special meeting, were voted in favor of the proposal to adopt the merger agreement.
“We are pleased with the outcome of today’s special meeting vote to approve Seagen’s acquisition by Pfizer and thank our stockholders for their support for this compelling transaction,” said David Epstein, Chief Executive Officer of Seagen. “The affirmative vote brings us one step closer to joining with Pfizer to accelerate our ability to deliver transformative cancer medicines to more patients in need around the world.”
Seagen will file the final, certified voting results in a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals, the acquisition is expected to close in late 2023 or early 2024.