For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: News, features, and analysis of laws and regulations affecting pharmacists, pharmacies, the pharmaceutical industry, and related subjects
February 2, 2012
By:From staff reports
The Federal Trade Commission turned thumbs down on Omnicare?s attempted acquisition of competitor PharMerica. The agency filed suit in federal court to block the hostile takeover.
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January 17, 2012
By:From staff reports
CVS Caremark has agreed to pay $5 million to compensate consumers who purchased coverage for the 2008 plan year from a Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan sponsored by Rx America, a subsidiary of Longs Drug Stores Corp., according to a company press release.
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January 3, 2012
By:From staff reports
Pharmacists groups strongly oppose the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services? proposal to require long-term care (LTC) facilities to contract solely with consultant pharmacists who have no affiliation with any in-facility LTC pharmacy, pharmaceutical manufacturer, or drug wholesaler.
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December 21, 2011
By:Kathryn Foxhall
A Senate hearing December 15 reflected the alarm many in Washington are feeling about the drug shortages around the country, but also mirrored the confusion that continues to surround all the causes and any possible solutions.
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December 20, 2011
By:From staff reports
Independent pharmacies in New York can breathe a sigh of relief with the passage of the Anti-Mandatory Mail Order Bill, which allows consumers the choice of where to fill their prescriptions.
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December 15, 2011
By:Ned Milenkovich, PharmD, JD
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 decision, striking down a Vermont law that restricted the marketing of drugs to prescribers if that marketing was based on the data-mined histories of the prescribers' Rx-writing.
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December 15, 2011
By:Kenneth R. Baker, BS Pharm, JD
The end of the year is a good time to think about how we can better serve our patients in the year to come.
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December 15, 2011
By:Christine Blank, Contributing Editor
Proposed legislation that would make "track-and-trace" prescription drug distribution systems mandatory has fueled new discussions among interested parties on both sides of the issue.
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December 15, 2011
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
While pharmacy crime is nothing new, the rate of pharmacy crime is on the rise. Here are some suggestions for combating it successfully.
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