From Drug Topics: News for pharmacists about state board actions and regulations, and their impact on the pharmacy industry
July 1, 2009
By:Drug Topics staff
Credentials issued by the Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy (CCGP) now total 1,500 pharmacists specializing in geriatric issues. The CCGP was established in 1997 to oversee standards in this area of pharmacy practice.
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July 1, 2009
By:Margaret Mulligan, BA, BSN, RN, Editor-in-Chief
As of June 2009, it appears that North Carolina remains the only state to require any consistent public reporting of pharmacy-associated medication errors. In North Carolina, pharmacists must report errors associated with deaths.
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June 30, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unanimously approved a final consent order after CVS Caremark Corporation allegedly illegally dumped sensitive customer information in trash containers outside some of its drug stores.
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June 19, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Cheri Garvin, RPh, CEO of Leesburg Pharmacy in northern Virginia, testified June 18 at a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on the subject of "Safe and Responsible Drug Disposal."
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June 12, 2009
By:Christine Blank, Contributing Editor
CVS, Merck, and Pfizer are just a few of the pharmaceutical heavyweights working together to electronically trace pharmaceutical products through the healthcare supply chain.
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June 12, 2009
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
Record budget problems have pushed California to eliminate funding for the largest poison control system in the nation. Keep reading to find out about a California pharmacy's fight to keep the poison control system going.
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June 12, 2009
By:Drug Topics staff
While pharmacies have not been immune to the downturn in the U.S. economy, the overall picture does not appear to be one of gloom and doom. For an update on aspects of the big picture for pharmacy, read on.
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June 5, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Spurred by new, lower reimbursement rates, Walgreens, the largest pharmacy provider in Delaware, will stop filling Medicaid prescriptions in its Delaware Happy Harry's and Walgreens pharmacies and will no longer accept Delaware Medicaid as of July 6.
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June 5, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The group North Dakotans for Affordable Healthcare is starting a petition drive this summer in an effort to overturn their state's law on pharmacy ownership.
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