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Articles by David R. Work

FDA funding lack highlighted by Heparin incident

Sep 15, 2008
By:David R. Work

The author believes that the FDA should be given more funding to beef up its inspections of foreign sources of drugs.

Refusing to dispense carries legal risks

Jul 25, 2005
By:David R. Work

In February of 2004, the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy received a consumer complaint about a pharmacist who declined to dispense a prescription for Prevena product used for emergency contraception (EC)based on his religious beliefs. The board initiated an investigation; however, the complaint was later withdrawn. Much publicity has focused on this kind of conduct. As a result, the North Carolina pharmacy board adopted the following policy during its meeting in April.

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