For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: FDA news, updates, and alerts affecting pharmacists, pharmacies, and pharmacy technicians
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:Ned Milenkovich, PharmD, JD
The FDA can require risk evaluation and mitigation strategies for certain prescription drugs and biological products, to ensure that the benefits of such products outweigh the risks. The effect of REMS ripples down through the supply chain to affect how pharmacies dispense medication.
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October 8, 2009
By:Raichell S. Brown, PharmD, JD
The FDA recently alerted pharmacists to medication error reports about mefloquine (Lariam) prescriptions calling for 250 mg daily rather than the recommended dose of 250 mg weekly for malaria prophylaxis.
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September 9, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
GlaxoSmithKline has announced that the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted that clinical data support both the efficacy and safety of Cervarix, the company's candidate cervical cancer vaccine.
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September 4, 2009
By:Thomas H. Clarke Jr., JD, MS, Frederick S. Mayer, PharmD, MPH
Manufacturers, promoters, and sellers of dietary supplements are prohibited by law from making claims to treat or cure illness or disease, or their symptoms. Pharmacists should encourage patients to check with medical professionals before commencing use of any dietary supplement.
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September 3, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The Iowa Board of Pharmacy is now one step closer to making its recommendation to the state?s legislature regarding the use of medical marijuana in the state.
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August 28, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
GlaxoSmithKline has announced that two lots of Advair Diskus medication were stolen earlier this month from the company's distribution facility near Richmond, Virginia.
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August 27, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
On Aug. 26 the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to the public that stolen vials of the long-acting insulin Levemir still may be on the market.
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August 27, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The program created to provide Medicare recipients with prescription drug benefits exceeded expectations during its first two years. Keep reading to learn the details.
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