http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Pharmacy+News/Article/list/47448 For pharmacists, from <em>Drug Topics</em>: News, features, and analysis for pharmacists about achievements, trends, and changes in the pharmacy industry 2012-05-16T23:25:21Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Accreditation-standards-buttress-compounding-pharm/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772760?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Accreditation standards guarantee reputation and high safety standards for compounding pharmacies. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772760null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/New-blood-glucose-meter-technology-connectivity/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/773516?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Sanofi US recently introduced a blood glucose meter that directly connects to the iPhone and the iPod touch, and communicates results with caregivers and healthcare teams. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/202012/773516null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Provider-status-not-the-only-path-to-payment-for-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772753?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 As pharmacists and others wait to learn ACA's fate in the U.S. Supreme Court, the issue of provider status under the Social Security Act continues to worry those seeking to expand into MTM and other clinical services. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772753/Pg10_Menighan_195x210px_thumbnail.jpg http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772753/Pg10_Menighan_195x210px_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Community-pharmacies-sue-CMS-to-stop-preferred-net/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772751?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Four pharmacies have sued HHS and CMS to halt what they call a violation of federal Medicare Part D statute. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772751null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Project-RED-pharmacists-reconcile-meds-lower-patie/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772745?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The readmission rate for congestive heart failure patients was reduced by more than 50% after Morris Hospital in Morris, Ill., implemented a pilot medication reconciliation program. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772745null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/You-can-call-me-Doctor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772759?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 One pharmacist argues that wanting to be called Doctor is more than just ego. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772759null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-approves-CF-treatment/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772756?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA approves Ivacaftor and Exenatide extended-release injection. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772756null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Fox-in-the-henhouse/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772758?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 How much sense does it make to put employees of major drug chains on state Boards of Pharmacy? Depends on whose chickens that fox is guarding. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772758/Pg11_David-Stanley_195x210px_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Letters-May-2012/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772747?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Readers speak out about what got retail pharmacy where it is today; why the term &#34;doctor&#34; is like the curl in a pig's tail; and where the MD should put that vial of ropivacaine. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772747null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Improved-medication-adherence-A-growing-movement-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772757?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 There are many forces in play that can and should &#34;converge to support better medication management and improved adherence,&#34; according to Tom Hubbard of the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI), but coordination and leadership will be crucial. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772757null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Itchy-eyes-runny-nose-drippy-sinus-Its-the-season/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772752?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 A round-up of OTC products to manage allergies 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772752null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Healthcare-Reform/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772743?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The Affordable Care Act has less to do with healthcare reform than either supporters or opponents of the law might like to believe. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772743/Cover_195x210px_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-CADACS-antiplatelet-agents-a-mixed-bag/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772748?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 New CAD/ACS antiplatelet agents a mixed bag. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772748null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pharmacys-own-1984/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772746?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Pharmacists save the medical system millions of dollars every single day by keeping people away from the ER. They don't say thank you. And they don't even know that we're front-line money-savers. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772746null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Whats-new-on-your-shelves/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/773515?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 What's different in your drug stores this month? A children's sugar-free multivitamin drink. An organizer for patients taking multiple medications. A non-fish oil omega-6 fatty acid supplement. A smaller acetaminophen suppository for infants. Heartburn relief plus breath freshening in a single product. A convenient stain-removing strip option. And there are even more new over-the-counter items featured in the print edition of Drug Topics. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/202012/773515null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-products/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772755?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 A survey of new Rx, new generic, and new OTC products 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772755null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/OTC-naloxone-Its-possible/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772754?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA talks with stakeholders about the growing number of deaths from opioid drug overdoses. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772754null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Revising-the-nonRx-drug-category/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772749?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Healthcare industry experts discuss the pros and cons. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772749null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/NACDS-says-FDAs-new-paradigm-has-potential/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/773514?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Pharmacists play a vital role in FDA's &#34;new paradigm&#34; for a third class of drugs, according to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/202012/773514null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Helping-patients-with-diabetes-and-visual-or-manua/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772750?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Part 2 of this article discusses assistive devices that help impaired diabetes patients self-administer medication. 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772750/Pg47_195x210px_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Trial-Surgery-and-therapy-improve-type-2-diabetes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772855?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Bariatric surgery plus medical therapy may be a useful strategy for managing uncontrolled diabetes, according to the results of a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2012-05-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772855null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/CME+Showcase/Helping-your-patients-control-persistent-asthma/CME/Article/detail/772923?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Goal: To assist pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to help patients effectively control persistent asthma 2012-05-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/cme/drugtopics/192012/772923/195x210px_CE_flash.jpg REMOTE http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Study-compares-infection-risk-for-JIA-ADHD-patient/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772854?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis were at twice the risk of infection compared with children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a study published May 1 in Arthritis &amp;amp; Rheumatism. 2012-05-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772854null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/NABP-to-vet-internet-pharmacies/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772853?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy wants to vet internet pharmacies that will be applying for a .pharmacy domain name and to warn about how rogue internet sites are preying on consumers' fears about drug shortages. 2012-05-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772853null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Retail-pharmacists-can-help-smokers-kick-the-habit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772423?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The percentage of Americans who are able to quit smoking has decreased over the past 2 decades, according to a new report, but retail pharmacists can play a key role in reversing that trend, one of the leaders of a team of tobacco researchers told Drug Topics. 2012-05-08T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772423null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Drug-take-back-initiative-collects-tons-of-waste/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772425?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The Drug Enforcement Administration?s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day produced a record-breaking amount of unused medications. 2012-05-08T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772425null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Medical-marijuana-bill-passes-in-Connecticut/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/772424?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Connecticut's legislature passed a bill this weekend that would legalize the use of medical marijuana in the state. While several other states have similar laws, Connecticut is putting more restrictions on the dispensing of the drug. 2012-05-08T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192012/772424null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Study-links-phthalates-to-type-2-diabetes-in-elder/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771868?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Phthalate metabolites, chemicals commonly used in plastics, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, were linked to an increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes in the elderly, a recent study found. 2012-05-03T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771868null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Improvements-in-warfarin-therapy-reduce-stroke-rat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771862?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Current use of warfarin as a stroke prevention therapy in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is associated with a lower rate of residual stroke or systemic embolism compared with previous data, according to a recent study. 2012-05-03T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771862null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/11-recommendations-reported-for-arthritis-pain-man/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771866?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 A set of 11 evidence-based recommendations for managing pain with pharmacotherapy in patients suffering inflammatory arthritis were reported by an international panel online March 24 in Rheumatology. 2012-05-03T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771866null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/FDA-revises-finasteride-labels/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771859?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The labels of 2 formulations of finasteride, used to treat enlarged prostates and male-patterned baldness, are being revised to indicate that additional sexual side effects may persist after the drug has been discontinued, FDA announced. 2012-05-03T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771859null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/High-uric-acid-increases-risk-of-high-blood-pressu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771861?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Teenagers with high levels of uric acid have an increased risk for high blood pressure, according to a new study published in the April 2012 issue of the journal Hypertension. 2012-05-03T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771861null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Omega-3-shows-no-benefit-for-multiple-sclerosis-st/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771867?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids has no benefit in treating multiple sclerosis, according to a clinical trial that appeared in the JAMA's Archives of Neurology. However, researchers acknowledged the randomized controlled trial was underpowered. 2012-05-03T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771867null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Debate-Should-healthy-men-with-elevated-cholestero/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771860?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Doctors debate whether men with elevated cholesterol who are otherwise healthy should still take statins, in a new series in JAMA, Dueling Viewpoints. 2012-05-03T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771860null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Senators-Moran-Brown-headline-NCPAs-Legislative-Co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771164?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Several U.S. senators and representatives are speaking at the National Community Pharmacists Association's annual Legislative Conference, which will be held May 7-9 in Washington, D.C. 2012-05-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771164null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/DEA-FDA-cite-progress-in-fight-against-prescriptio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771161?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The Drug Enforcement Administration, FDA, and other government agencies have made considerable progress on fighting prescription drug abuse in the past year, but much more remains to be done, according to officials. 2012-05-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771161null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Pharmacists-included-in-student-loan-repayment-pro/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771169?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Pharmacists are finally eligible to get government support on repaying their student loans if they go to work in communities that are underserved by primary care providers. 2012-05-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771169null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Ship-owner-sues-CVS-over-San-Francisco-collision/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771162?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Owners of a ship that slammed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 2007 are trying to blame California pharmacists for the crash, claiming that they &#34;recklessly&#34; provided prescription medications that clouded the judgment of the ship?s pilot. 2012-05-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771162null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/NCPA-NACDS-support-recommend-revisions-for-PDUFA/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771167?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The National Community Pharmacists Association and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores expressed their support and made recommendations for Congress's reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act. 2012-05-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182012/771167null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/FDA-warns-of-pediatric-accidental-exposure-to-fent/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770769?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA has issued a safety alert, warning patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals about the dangers of accidental exposure to and improper storage and disposal of fentanyl patches. 2012-04-26T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172012/770769null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Lower-rates-of-intracranial-hemorrhage-seen-with-P/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770768?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Twice-daily dabigatran etexilate mesylate (Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingleheim) was shown to be associated with lower rates of fatal and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage compared with warfarin, according to a retrospective subanalysis published online, April 5, in Stroke, the Journal of the American Heart Association. 2012-04-26T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172012/770768null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/FDA/FDAs-enhanced-drug-safety-program-is-effective-CDE/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770472?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA has strengthened its oversight of drugs after they?ve been approved, thanks to its updated postmarket drug safety program, according to a new report by the agency?s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. 2012-04-24T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172012/770472null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/The+Latest/Novartis-updates-Gilenya-label-to-include-stronger/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770531?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Novartis has agreed with FDA to update US prescribing information on fingolimod (Gilenya) to include updated patient selection parameters based on certain cardiovascular considerations to aid in the identification of candidates for Gilenya. 2012-04-24T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172012/770531null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/AAN-issues-new-guidelines-for-migraine-headaches/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770343?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 As many as 80% of patients who are candidates for preventive treatments for migraine headaches could be helped by these treatments, the author of new guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology told Drug Topics. 2012-04-24T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172012/770343null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Pharmacists-learn-about-crime-prevention-during-Pr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770351?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Security experts and others offered their advice to community pharmacists during Protect Your Pharmacy Week that was held April 16-20. 2012-04-24T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172012/770351null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Medicare-Part-D-donut-hole-coverage-gap-affects-ad/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770340?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Medicare Part D beneficiaries with cardiovascular conditions who had no financial assistance during the &#34;donut hole&#34; coverage gap were 57% more likely to discontinue their medications than beneficiaries with consistent drug coverage, according to a new study. 2012-04-24T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172012/770340null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/April-28-National-Prescription-Drug-Take-Back-Day/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770348?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 More organizations are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration this year on its National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 28. 2012-04-24T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172012/770348null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/New-system-transmits-CPE-data-credits-electronical/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770352?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and ACPE providers have teamed up to create the CPE Monitor. This new system will allow for the electronic transmission of continuing pharmacy education data. 2012-04-24T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172012/770352null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/Walgreens-CEO-now-heading-up-NACDS-board-stresses-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770487?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The new chairman of the board of the National Association of Chain Drugs Stores emphasized that community pharmacies provide the value of ?an improved health outcome that only a face-to-face encounter with a community pharmacist can accomplish.? 2012-04-24T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172012/770487null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Clinical+News/ADA-EASD-issue-joint-position-statement-on-hypergl/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/770069?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Guidelines for managing elevated blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, developed jointly by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), are being published concurrently in the ADA?s journal, April 19 online edition of Diabetes Care and in EASD?s journal, Diabetologia. 2012-04-20T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/770069null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/FDA-approves-pregnancy-category-change-for-insulin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769828?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA has approved insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection (Levemir, Novo Nordisk) pregnancy Category B classification, indicating that when used in pregnant women with diabetes, the injection did not increase the risk of harm to the unborn baby. 2012-04-19T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769828null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Study-Fibromyalgia-patients-taking-pregabalin-see-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769829?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Fibromyalgia patients taking pregabalin had significant improvements in sleep and decreased daily pain, according to a new study published in the April 2012 issue of Arthritis Care &amp;amp; Research. 2012-04-19T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769829null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Periprocedural-dabigatran-use-is-associated-with-h/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769827?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Patients using periprocedural dabigatran had a significantly higher major bleeding rate than those using warfarin, according to a study published online first February 1, 2012, in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2012-04-19T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769827null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/AccentHealth-offers-health-education-in-physician-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769433?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 AccentHealth, one of the largest health education television networks, has expanded its patient waiting room television programming to include 8 new condition-specific networks that reach 173 million viewers annually. 2012-04-17T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769433null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Backlog-of-ANDAs-could-be-alleviated-with-passage-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769365?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Congressional approval of the bipartisan Generic Drug and Biosimilars User Fee Act could eliminate 90% of the backlog of Abbreviated New Drug Applications by 2017, FDA official Russell Wesdyk, BS, MBA, said in a presentation last month. 2012-04-17T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769365null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Express-Scripts-develops-predictive-model-to-comba/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769434?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Pharmacy benefit manager giant Express Scripts has developed a predictive model, ScreenRx, to combat what its chief scientist calls &#34;the most costly healthcare issue in America&#34; ? non-adherence. 2012-04-17T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769434null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Community-pharmacies-preferred-over-mail-order-at-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769368?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 When co-pays are similar, patients prefer community pharmacies versus mail order to fill their prescriptions by a ratio of 4 to 1, according to a new study published in the April 2012 issue of The Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy. 2012-04-17T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769368null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Kentucky-law-protects-pharmacies-against-unfair-PB/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769367?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The recent passage of a Kentucky bill prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from recouping payments through pharmacy audits when there is no evidence of fraud bodes well for similar federal legislation, according to a recent statement from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. 2012-04-17T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769367null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Whats-new-on-your-shelves/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769369?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 What's different in your drug stores this month? A new source of iron in a prenatal multivitamin supplement drink. Healing lotion that contains aloe and vitamin E to protect skin from dryness. A topical pain reliever that is applied like a deodorant and stored in the freezer. For those year-round coughs and colds, a soothing, non-drowsy liquid formula. An omega-3, 6, 9 vitamin to support the body's natural anti-inflammatory response. Yogurt-based products that help quench the skin's &#34;moisture-thirsty&#34; cells. And there are even more new over-the-counter items featured in the print edition of Drug Topics. 2012-04-17T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769369null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/FDA-approves-first-quadrivalent-flu-vaccine/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769364?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA approved the first 4-strain influenza vaccine live, intranasal (FluMist Quadrivalent, MedImmune) for the prevention of influenza. The vaccine?s 4 strains (2 type-A and 2 type-B lineages) help provide broad protection against circulating influenza A and B. 2012-04-17T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769364null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/CPhA-pushing-bill-to-allow-California-pharmacists-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769366?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 California pharmacists would be able to better assist patients with increasingly more complicated over-the-counter assessment tests if the state?s Senate approves new legislation, according to Jon Roth, CEO, California Pharmacists Association. 2012-04-17T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769366null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-treatments-available-for-actinic-keratosis-met/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769638?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA approved ingenol mebutate gel and glucarpidase intravenous injection. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769638null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/CMS-pushes-for-independence-of-consulting-pharmaci/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769642?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 CMS's proposed regulation for long-term care consultant pharmacists is stirring up controversy. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769642null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Kerr-Drug-Just-Ask-campaign-encourages-dialogue/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769645?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 A new campaign helps encourage more patient-pharmacist interaction, making patients feel comfortable enough to ask the questions they usually don't. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769645null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/An-appointment-with-the-pharmacist/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769634?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Because pharmacists are making a measurable difference in the outcomes of their patients, their roles as providers are changing. There are some barriers, however. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769634null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-dabigatran-safety-concerns/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769651?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The safety of dabigatran is being called into question again. Concern has arisen about an increased risk of myocardial infarction in patients who are treated with the drug. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769651null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Kansas-launches-remote-supervision-for-hospital-ph/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769641?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Chalk up a first for hospital pharmacists in Kansas. Video conferencing was used to supervise a pharmacy tech working in a hospital 200 miles across the state. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769641null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/A-patient-centered-approach/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769646?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Patients can serve as checkpoints to guide drug development down the most efficient path. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769646null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Better-drug-utilization-drives-specialty-pharmacy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769637?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Specialty pharmacy is on a roll. And clinical support is its primary product. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769637/195x210_Pg-34_Image-of-Laboratory_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/CDC-calls-for-better-stewardship-to-combat-iC-diff/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769643?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea now accounts for about 14,000 deaths per year in the United States. CDC is calling on hospitals to exercise better antibiotic stewardship to help stem the tide. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769643/195x210_Pg-42_Ron-Polk_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Helping-patients-with-diabetes-and-visual-or-manua/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769639?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Learn about assistive devices and strategies to help improve care for these particular patients. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769639null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gangrene-is-an-acceptable-excuse/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769632?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 What's your excuse when you call in sick or even just want to take a day off? 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769632null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/DEA-drug-distributor-focus-raises-policy-questions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769635?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Continuing legal battles between the Drug Enforcement Administration and Cardinal Health have raised questions about federal drug policy and the role of distributors. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769635null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pharmacist-led-interventions-reduced-prescribing-e/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769652?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Prescribing errors in primary care offices were significantly reduced with pharmacist intervention, according to a recent study. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769652null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Better-clinical-decision-support-improves-CPOE-eff/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769640?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 An effective CPOE system needs clinical decision support to help prescribers, pharmacists, nurses, and others use the system effectively. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769640null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/It-aint-rocket-science/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769647?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The business formula for success is simple and has withstood the test of time. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769647null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/It-just-keeps-on-hurtin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769653?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Help is at the ready for the millions of Americans who suffer from chronic and acute pain. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769653null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/RFC/Youre-smart-but-can-you-ink-a-Bates/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769649?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Polish up your skills and support each other or face irrelevancy like the Bates Stamper. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769649/195x210_Pg-64_James-Rawlings_thumbnail.jpg http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769649/195x210_Pg-64_James-Rawlings_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/2012-Annual-Salary-Survey-75-report-job-satisfacti/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769644?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 It's still good to be a pharmacist. With high job satisfaction rates, low unemployment, good salaries, and annual raises, most pharmacists continue to report they are happy with their career. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769644/195x210px_Cover_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/New-AHA-guidelines-help-manage-hypertension-in-the/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769654?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The new guidelines are based on data from 2 trials that focused specifically on treating elderly patients for hypertension, which hadn't been done before. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769654null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-products-for-pharmacists-Rx-OTC-and-generics-A/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769648?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 A survey of new Rx, new generic, and new OTC products 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769648null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Letters-April-2012/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/769636?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Readers speak out about the need for pharmacists to change their work environment, job satisfaction in the hospital pharmacy setting, and obesity drugs. 2012-04-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162012/769636null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Two-antidepressants-decrease-depression-in-Parkins/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768795?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Certain antidepressants decrease depression in people with Parkinson?s disease without worsening their motor problems, according to a new study published in Neurology. 2012-04-12T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768795null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Study-shows-link-between-greater-cost-sharing-and-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768796?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Greater cost-sharing of asthma medications led to higher hospitalization rates in children 5 years or older, according to a new study published in the March 28 issue of JAMA. 2012-04-12T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768796null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Fluoroquinolones-may-increase-risk-of-retinal-deta/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768794?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Oral fluoroquinolones, one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antibiotics, may increase a person?s risk for developing a retinal detachment, according to a study published April 4 in JAMA. 2012-04-12T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768794null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/FDA-updates-drospirenone-containing-birth-control-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768692?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Drospirenone-containing birth control pills may be associated with a higher risk for blood clots than other progestin-containing pills, according to recent FDA observational (epidemiologic) studies. 2012-04-11T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768692null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/More-drugs-available-in-2011-but-spending-on-presc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768273?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Last year, prescription drug spending leveled off, with seniors spending less on prescription drugs, and young people between the ages of 19 and 25 years spent more as they were able to stay on their parents? health insurance, according to a new report? from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. 2012-04-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768273null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Counterfeit-version-of-bevacizumab-product-contain/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768276?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Lab tests recently conducted by FDA confirm that a counterfeit version of bevacizumab (Altuzan, Roche), an injectable cancer medication, contains no active ingredient, according to an FDA statement. 2012-04-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768276null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Label-changes-for-diabetes-products-approved/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768329?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA approved 2 label changes to Novo Nordisk?s liraglutide [rDNA] injection (Victoza) and its basal insulin analog (Levemir) last week. 2012-04-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768329null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/CMS-announces-the-formation-of-27-ACOs-serving-375/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768468?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Under the new Medicare Shared Savings Program, 27 accountable care organizations (ACOs) have entered into agreements with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 2012-04-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768468null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/FDA-approves-treatment-for-Parkinsons-RLS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768275?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA approved rotigotine transdermal system (Neupro, UCB) for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of advanced stage idiopathic Parkinson?s disease and as a treatment for moderate-to-severe primary restless legs syndrome. 2012-04-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768275null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Officials-say-ACA-helping-government-get-tough-on-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768274?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Two top officials of the Obama administration declared a high-tech war on Medicare fraud at a regional summit in Chicago on the Affordable Care Act. 2012-04-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768274null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Is-high-cost-US-cancer-care-worth-value-of-hope-fo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768272?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 A cluster of recently published articles might help policy-makers, patients, and providers decide when a high-cost treatment is ?worth? the expense in terms of delivering better health to patients. 2012-04-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768272null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Pharmacy-Development-Services-webinar-will-discuss/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768277?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The second in a series of webinars from Pharmacy Development Services will be available tonight (Tuesday, April 10) at 8 p.m.: What Every Pharmacy Owner Needs to Know about Management. 2012-04-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768277null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/FDA/Label-change-of-liraglutide-demonstrates-superiori/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768397?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA approved an update to the product label of liraglutide [rDNA] injection (Victoza, Novo Nordisk), which includes data demonstrating superior blood sugar control and weight reduction when compared with sitagliptin (Januvia, Merck), according to a press release from Novo Nordisk. 2012-04-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768397null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/FDA/Basal-insulin-approved-for-pregnant-women/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768311?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 FDA approved the first and only basal insulin analog (Levemir, Novo Nordisk) for use in pregnant women, the company announced last week. 2012-04-09T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152012/768311null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Rituximab-may-be-better-second-line-RA-therapy-whe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/767787?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Switching patients with rheumatoid arthritis to rituximab (Rituxan, Genentech) may be more effective than switching them to a second alternative anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) after a first anti-TNF therapy has failed, according to a study published online in Arthritis Care &amp;amp; Research. 2012-04-05T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/142012/767787null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Risk-of-secondary-cases-of-iC-difficilei-in-househ/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/767789?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The risk of Clostridium difficile infection among households is too low to justify interventions, other than avoiding unnecessary antimicrobials, according to a new study, published in April?s Journal of Infection. 2012-04-05T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/142012/767789null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/New-guidelines-Dont-treat-most-sinus-infections-wi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/767788?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 The majority (90% to 98%) of sinus infections are caused by viruses and should not be treated with antibiotics, according to new guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2012-04-05T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/142012/767788null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Rivaroxaban-as-effective-as-standard-therapy-for-t/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/767790?contextCategoryId=47448&ref=25 Rivaroxaban, an oral blood thinner, is equally effective as standard therapy for the treatment of pulmonary embolism and may cause fewer bleeding complications, according to new data 2012-04-05T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/142012/767790null HTML