From Drug Topics: Stories about pharmacy associations, community practices, health systems, and national organizations
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:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation has announced that Edith A. Rosato, RPh, IOM, was elected president.
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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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July 1, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
A new Auburn University-designed, high-tech pharmacy in Meridian, Miss., is the first of its kind. Keep reading to learn more about the innovative pharmacy.
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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 24, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently announced a settlement with CVS/pharmacy that requires the company to make sure that expired products are not sold in stores and to provide customers a $2 coupon if they identify products past their sell-by dates.
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June 24, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Lynnae M. Mahaney, MBA, FASHP, is now officially the president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
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June 19, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the ASHP Foundation recently announced a new initiative called the Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI) to help put a new face on hospital pharmacies across the country.
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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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