For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: News and features for pharmacists about pharmacy associations, community practices, health systems, and national organizations
November 3, 2009
By:Drug Topics staff
With the subject of healthcare reform on the front burner in Washington and across the country, Drug Topics invited members of its Frontline editorial advisory board to share their thoughts. A selection of their responses is presented here.
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November 3, 2009
By:Bruce T. Roberts, RPh
In the prescription drug market, discriminatory pricing is common for independent community pharmacies and their patients. This fall, a Federal District Court in New York will consider a critical case: Drug Mart Pharmacy Corp. et a. v. American Home Products Corp. et al. The outcome of the case may determine whether discriminatory pricing techniques are illegal.
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October 9, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
A second round of revised quality standards for heparin became effective recently, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention has announced.
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October 8, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The FDA has announced the availability of the first draft guidance for industry on Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies.
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October 8, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Business Roundtable?s Partnership for Disaster Response today released the findings of its 2009 Flu Season Survey, which provides insights on how companies are preparing for H1N1 Influenza.
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October 5, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
CVS recently celebrated the grand opening of its 7,000th store in Little Canada, Minn. Continue reading for the full story.
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October 1, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Pharmacy groups have filed three lawsuits that argue that California, New York, and Washington have not met their legal requirements to assure Medicaid patients receive access and quality care at least equal to patients in the general public.
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September 30, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Walgreens recently launched an initiative for 90-day prescriptions that promotes delivery of maintenance and chronic care medication through its national network of more than 7,000 pharmacies and employer worksite centers.
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September 29, 2009
By:Christine Blank, Contributing Editor
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is urging the IRS to quickly act on flexible spending account (FSA) regulations that are disrupting pharmacies? FSA debit card transactions.
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