From Drug Topics: Information for pharmacists about OTC medications and related issues
July 1, 2009
By:Drug Topics staff
A survey of new Rx, new OTC, new indications, and new generics
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July 1, 2009
By:Dana K. Cassell
Perhaps as a byproduct of global warming, poison ivy, oak, and sumac plants are spreading in numbers and their virulence is expanding. Several manufacturers are offering products designed to treat the rash, blisters, and infamous itch of these seasonal irritants.
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July 1, 2009
By:Drug Topics staff
A new national retail pharmacy, Fresenius Medical Care Rx, has opened in Nashville. It will provide prescriptions, OTC medications, and diabetic testing supplies through the mail to dialysis patients and will offer them access to pharmacists with specialized training in kidney disease.
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June 29, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first generic version of the emergency contraceptive Plan B tablets, 0.75 mg.
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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 1, 2009
By:Dana K. Cassell
In a recent National Headache Foundation survey, 53 percent of respondents had switched from Rx drugs to OTC medications in order to save money. In addition to the old standbys, a few new products are now available.
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May 5, 2009
By:Jennifer Johnston
In 2009, economic uncertainties, fear of new influenza strains, and pain are contributing to problems with sleeplessness experienced by many among the U.S. population.
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| Drug Topics is a monthly news magazine, guided by a board of pharmacy leaders, reporting on all phases of community, retail, and health-system issues and trends. We cover managed care and professional, national, and state activities as well as new therapies involving prescription and OTC drugs.
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| What do you spend the most time counseling customers on? | | | OTC medications | | 58% | | | Painkillers | | 13% | | | Adverse drug reactions | | 20% | | | Other | | 9% | |
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