For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: News briefs on subjects of interest to pharmacists
October 13, 2008
By:Tirusha Dave
Criminals buy cold remedies for the pseudoephedrine, which they use to make methamphetamine. Kansas pharmacists are fighting back with MethShield, an electronic program that tracks sales and catches illegal purchasers in the act. It even calls the cops.
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October 13, 2008
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
Free clinics in West Virginia dispense more than 500,000 prescriptions a year. Earlier this year they came under regulation by the state pharmacy board. Defenders argue that the board is trying to fix something that isn't broken. The board says that patient safety requires oversight.
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September 15, 2008
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
Cuts in state Medicaid payments for product reimbursements and dispensing fees are forcing pharmacists to cut services and turn away Medicaid patients.
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September 15, 2008
By:Drug Topics staff
A new fully synthetic heparin may be safer and more pure than the current heparin product.
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September 15, 2008
By:Jillene Magill-Lewis, RPh
Pharmacists need to get ready now to help patients make the government-mandated switch from toxic CFC-driven MDIs to environmentally friendly HFA inhalers.
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August 11, 2008
Teva plans to acquire Barr for $7.6 billion; Roche plans to take over Genentech at $89 a share
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August 11, 2008
Renal care community is pleased with the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, because the law contains provisions related to kidney dialysis.
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August 11, 2008
The FDA issued an updated alert about the dangers of using micro-bubble contrast agents for diagnosis in certain patients.
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August 11, 2008
By:Ken Krizner
Physicians would have the choice of doling out electronic prescriptions for controlled substances with a proposed regulation from the DEA.
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