http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Legal+News/Article/list/47465 For pharmacists, from <em>Drug Topics</em>: News, features, and analysis of laws and regulations affecting pharmacists, pharmacies, the pharmaceutical industry, and related subjects 2010-07-30T03:41:44Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/MTM-bill-seeks-to-help-seniors-manage-medications-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/676930?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Sens. Kay R. Hagan (D-N.C.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) have introduced The Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Expanded Benefits Act, a bill that will allow seniors with one chronic illness to thoroughly review all their medications with a pharmacist in a one-on-one session. 2010-07-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/272010/676930null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vitamins-and-dietary-supplements-Why-pharmacists-r/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/678152?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 As Americans increasingly turn to vitamins and herbal supplements as alternatives to prescription drug use, medical professionals and government leaders worry that few realize the implications. 2010-07-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/282010/678152/JULY201010_cv1_RFC_195x210_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/North-Dakota-pharmacy-ownership-rules-under-fire-f/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/678160?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 A ballot initiative moving toward approval in North Dakota could open the doors to chain pharmacy in the state. 2010-07-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/282010/678160/Voters_195x210_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/DEA-issues-interim-final-rule-on-e-prescribing-of-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/678161?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The Drug Enforcement Administration has released its long-awaited interim final rule for electronic prescribing of controlled substances. 2010-07-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/282010/678161null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Long-Term+Care/Controlled-substances-LTC-nurses-and-verbal-drug-o/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/678155?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The relationship between prescribing practitioners and nurses working in a long-term-care (LTC) facility is of significant concern to the LTC facility when controlled substances are needed. 2010-07-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/282010/678155null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Personalized-medicine-and-the-future-of-pharmacy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/673894?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The promise of personalized medicine is approaching realization. As more medications are developed, pharmacists will be on the front line of individualized prescribing based upon genome-based diagnostic tests. 2010-06-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/242010/673894/June2010cvr-195X210_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NACDS-chief-declares-medication-adherence-a-pharma/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/673888?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The continuing debate over healthcare reform keeps the subject of medication adherence in the public eye. For pharmacy, says NACDS, the issue is a top priority. 2010-06-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/242010/673888null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pharmacy-CQI-What-to-bear-in-mind-when-you-fill-ou/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/673887?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Pharmacies can enhance their continuous quality improvement program results by working on three critical elements: implementation, training, and monitoring. 2010-06-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/242010/673887null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Pharmacists-to-give-a-helping-hand-to-the-newly-in/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/673890?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The healthcare reform legislation signed into law March 23 is expected to give healthcare access to 32 million Americans who are currently uninsured. The legislation gives pharmacists a role in helping alleviate the influx of new patients. 2010-06-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/242010/673890/June2010_hc_reform_mtm_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Feature+Articles/Federal-controlled-substance-laws-and-regulations-/CME/Article/detail/674017?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is the principal federal law regulating the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, and delivery of drugs or substances that may result in abuse or physical or psychological dependence and addiction. This legislation is more commonly known as the Controlled Substances Act CSA and has an impact on pharmacists in virtually all practice settings. 2010-06-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/cme/drugtopics/242010/674017null REMOTE http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Methamphetamine-Prescription-only-or-e-tracking-sy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/673896?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Oregon's law requiring prescriptions for pseudoephedrine products practically eliminated its illicit methamphetamine problem. But some pharmacists, consumer groups, and the drug industry say that it will increase healthcare costs and inconvenience consumers. They think electronic sales-tracking systems would be a better approach. 2010-06-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/242010/673896/June2010_methlabs_smurfers_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/CVS-faces-probes-by-FTC-HHS-DEA-CEO-Ryan-to-retire/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/671831?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Both the FTC?s consumer protection and competition bureaus are spearheading an investigation into CVS Caremark?s alleged monopolistic practices. HHS is investigating possible false Medicare claims. DEA is investigating charges of improper sale of pseudoephedrine in 2007 and 2008. And the SEC has received complaints of insider trading. 2010-06-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/222010/671831null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Healthcare-reform-and-pharmacies/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/668536?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 An overview of several provisions of &#34;The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act&#34; affecting pharmacies and pharmacy practice. 2010-05-05T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192010/668536null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Risk-management-in-the-pharmacy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/664513?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 A pharmacist's most important job is to see that the right drug in the right strength with the right label reaches the right patients. 2010-04-07T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/152010/664513/pass_rx_pg33_april_2010_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medical-marijuana-movement-forges-ahead/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/661455?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 While the government deems that marijuana has a &#34;high potential for abuse&#34; and &#34;has no currently accepted medical use,&#34; some states have undertaken initiatives to pass legislation permitting its use for pain control and for control of nausea and vomiting by cancer patients. 2010-03-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/122010/661455/Mar_2010_weed_pg31_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pharmacies-should-review-options-to-maintain-finan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/656035?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Pharmacies are experiencing financial, regulatory and reimbursement challenges that have increased pressure on their operations. A regular review of financial circumstances and business options can help pharmacies stay afloat in turbulent times. 2010-02-15T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/072010/656035/Feb2010financialfiles_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pharmacists-expand-focus-on-womens-health/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/656034?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 As their growing role in healthcare causes pharmacists to focus more on medication management and patient consulting, some are specializing in healthcare issues and needs specific to women. 2010-02-15T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/072010/656034/Feb2010_womenshealth_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Is-patient-compliance-a-medication-error/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/651911?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 When pharmacies are planning their quality assurance or continuous quality improvement plans, they need to determine whether their goals are strictly conformity with state and federal requirements, or something more. 2010-01-15T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/032010/651911null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/CVS-is-back-in-court/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/651913?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 After settling a lawsuit with the State of New York over the sale of expired products, CVS is involved in a similar suit initiated by the State of Connecticut. 2010-01-15T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/032010/651913null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/RPh-second-victim-in-Ohio-drug-error/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/651923?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 A webinar examining the pharmacy error that led to the death of a two-year-old girl and the conviction of an Ohio pharmacist criticized the legal system for criminalizing the event as well as the flawed hospital procedures that prevented discovery of the pharmacy tech's fatal error. 2010-01-15T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/032010/651923/jan2010ericcropp_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Independent-pharmacies-hammered-by-FSA-90-percent-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/651920?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Many independent and small chain pharmacies nationwide are seeing flexible spending account transactions declined, pushing patients out of independent pharmacies and into chains. 2010-01-15T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/032010/651920/jan2010pos-fsa_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/CMS-launches-anti-fraud-program/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647896?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The Centers for Medicare &amp;amp; Medicaid Services and the Office of the Inspector General of the federal Department of Health and Human Services are going after perpetrators of medical identity theft as part of a broader effort to reform healthcare. 2009-12-11T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/502009/647896/AntifraudPage-48-195x210_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/NCPA-and-RxPatrol-offer-free-crime-prevention-vide/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647900?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 RxPatrol, an information clearinghouse operated by Purdue Pharma, has teamed up with the National Community Pharmacists Association to offer a 10-minute training video on crime-prevention measures for pharmacy staff. 2009-12-11T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/502009/647900null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-launches-safe-medication-use-initiative/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647888?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Working with healthcare professionals and the public, the FDA is developing new guidelines for prevention of medication misuse and abuse and other medication errors linked to preventable harm. 2009-12-11T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/502009/647888null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/IRS-FSA-rule-trips-up-many-retail-pharmacies/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647893?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Retail pharmacy managers are discovering that many third-party administrators do not agree that their inventory information approval systems meet compliance requirements set by the Internal Revenue Service for customers' use of flexible spending accounts. 2009-12-11T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/502009/647893null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pharmacy-HIT-may-get-help-from-Congress/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647906?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The House Small Business Committee has passed the Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act, which could provide up to $10 million in loans to help pharmacies implement HIT. The act is now slated for vote by the full House of Representatives. 2009-12-11T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/502009/647906null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/HITECH-Act-calls-for-new-HIPAA-notice-requirements/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647903?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law on February 17, included the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), which expands covered-entity and business-associate requirements established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). 2009-12-11T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/502009/647903null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/NIOSH-on-reproductive-effects-of-hazardous-drugs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647887?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) may recommend that healthcare workers, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, be transferred from positions where they handle hazardous drugs if the workers are trying to conceive, are pregnant, and/or breastfeeding. 2009-12-11T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/502009/647887null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-Topics-2010-business-outlook-survey/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647899?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Respondents to this year's business outlook survey are generally upbeat about the business their pharmacies are doing and their prospects for the coming year. 2009-12-11T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/502009/647899/Dec2009Cover-195x210_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Healthcare-Reform-Drug-Topics-readers-speak-out/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638769?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 With the subject of healthcare reform on the front burner in Washington and across the country, Drug Topics invited members of its Frontline editorial advisory board to share their thoughts. A selection of their responses is presented here. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/452009/638769/Nov09Cover_195x210_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Drug-prices-cant-depend-on-whos-buying/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638773?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 In the prescription drug market, discriminatory pricing is common for independent community pharmacies and their patients. This fall, a Federal District Court in New York will consider a critical case: Drug Mart Pharmacy Corp. et a. v. American Home Products Corp. et al. The outcome of the case may determine whether discriminatory pricing techniques are illegal. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/452009/638773null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-mandated-REMS-now-in-force-in-pharmaceutical-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632476?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 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. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/412009/632476null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Biogeneric-drugs-and-brands-The-future-market-shar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632477?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 When manufacture of biogenerics is a legal reality, brand manufacturers will still retain a strong market share for several years. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/412009/632477/Biogenerics_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/FDA-issues-guidance-on-REMS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/630738?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The FDA has announced the availability of the first draft guidance for industry on Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/402009/630738null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Health-system-pharm-tech-roles-expand/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632489?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Hospitals and health systems have taken the lead in expanding the role of pharmacy technicians. &#34;The better educated techs are, the more they can support pharmacists,&#34; says Mary Mohr, RPh, MS, of Clarian Health. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/412009/632489null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Pharmacy-groups-file-lawsuits-over-Medicaid-cuts/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/630419?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Pharmacy groups have filed three lawsuits that argue that California, New York, and Washington have not met their legal requirements to assure Medicaid patients receive access and quality care at least equal to patients in the general public. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/402009/630419/Gavel_flash.jpg HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Controversy-stirs-over-mail-order-drugs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/628895?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Controversy is in the mix after two mail-order prescription surveys with conflicting results were released within two days of each other. 2009-09-24T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/392009/628895/Mail-Order-Meds_flash.jpg HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Healthcare-groups-ask-Congress-to-block-cuts/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/628173?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 A coalition of healthcare industry groups has sent a letter to the bipartisan leadership in Congress seeking to delay pending Medicaid cuts. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/392009/628173null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Joint-Commission-targets-safety-failures/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627559?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The Joint Commission is targeting patient safety failures with a new program that will directly affect pharmacy operations. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/382009/627559null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/FDA-advisory-committee-recommends-Cervarix/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625212?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 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. 2009-09-09T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/372009/625212null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Over+the+Counter/Beware-of-fake-remedies-sold-as-dietary-supplement/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624218?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 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. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/362009/624218null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Feature+Articles/September-26-rollback-of-wholesale-drug-prices-app/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624214?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 With the settlement of the class-action lawsuit brought against First DataBank and McKesson by third-party payors accusing the companies of conspiring to inflate average wholesale prices (AWP) of hundreds of drugs, AWP values will roll back from 1.25 to 1.20 times the drugs' wholesale acquisition cost (WAC). 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/362009/624214null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Iowa-board-of-pharmacy-considering-medical-marijua/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624088?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 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. 2009-09-03T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/362009/624088null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/West-Virginias-attorney-general-sues-pharmacies/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/623725?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The West Virginia Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit alleging that CVS Pharmacy, Kmart, Kroger, Walgreen Pharmacy, and Target violated a state law designed to promote use of generic equivalents for brand-name prescription drugs, according to media reports in the state. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/362009/623725/DrugPills_flash.JPG HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/GSK-advisory-Advair-warehouse-theft/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622230?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 GlaxoSmithKline has announced that two lots of Advair Diskus medication were stolen earlier this month from the company's distribution facility near Richmond, Virginia. 2009-08-28T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/352009/622230null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NABP-convenes-task-force-to-research-PMPs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622314?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy will convene a two-day task force Oct. 28 and October 29 to research various prescription-drug monitoring programs and recommend standards or model rules. 2009-08-28T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/352009/622314null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Virginias-pharmacy-board-adopts-new-CE-compliance-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622317?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 In what it describes as an effort to stabilize and possibly decrease costs, a significant portion of which are associated with enforcement of laws and regulations, the Virginia Board of Pharmacy is testing new processes to help increase the efficiency of certain noncompliance issues. 2009-08-28T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/352009/622317null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Medicare-prescription-benefit-program-exceeds-expe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622097?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The program created to provide Medicare recipients with prescription drug benefits exceeded expectations during its first two years. Keep reading to learn the details. 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/352009/622097null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Pharmacy-technicians-face-states-scrutiny-regulati/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621364?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Keep reading to learn about some legal roadblocks in the way of pharmacy technicians. 2009-08-25T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/352009/621364null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NY-pharmacists-voice-concern-over-Medicaid-change/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620469?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York is fighting mad over the state's plan to contract with mail-order pharmacies to deliver high-cost medications to Medicaid customers. 2009-08-20T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/342009/620469null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/FDA-approves-Saphris-to-treat-schizophrenia-and-bi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620180?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Saphris tablets to treat adults with schizophrenia, and bipolar I disorder in adults. 2009-08-19T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/342009/620180null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/FDA-issues-rules-for-investigational-drugs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/619449?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published two rules recently to help clarify how very ill patients can obtain access to investigational drugs and biologics when they are not eligible to participate in a clinical trial and have no other satisfactory treatment options. 2009-08-17T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/342009/619449null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NACDS-NCPA-forge-on-with-Medicaid-lawsuit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618899?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association are moving ahead with their lawsuit against Delaware's changes to Medicaid reimbursement rates, even after Walgreen Co. said it no longer supports the suit. 2009-08-13T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/332009/618899null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Miami-prescription-drug-wholesaler-convicted/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618600?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 A Miami resident has been convicted of both conspiring to divert human growth hormones and causing the diversion of these human growth hormones in interstate commerce. 2009-08-12T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/332009/618600null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Patents-soon-to-expire-for-many-brand-name-drugs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617015?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Over the next several years, generic versions of many best-selling drugs will become available as patents reach their expiration dates. 2009-08-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/322009/617015/Alarm-_Clock_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pharmacy-medication-errors-may-be-ruled-criminal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617012?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Pharmacy mistakes can sometimes lead to injury or even death. Pharmacists can be held liable in a civil suit for money damages; now a pharmacist in Ohio may be convicted of a criminal charge in the accidental death of a two-year-old girl. It is possible that the effect of criminal liability upon professional practices will worsen outcomes rather than improve them. 2009-08-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/322009/617012null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Rogue-Internet-pharmacies-face-new-penalties/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617022?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The death of a teenager led Congress to pass the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act in 2008, amending the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit delivery, distribution, or dispensing of controlled substances over the Internet without a valid prescription. 2009-08-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/322009/617022/Police-Line_flash.JPG XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Biologics-bills-duke-it-out-in-Congress/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617010?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 In coming years, nearly half of all newly approved drugs could come from biotechnology. With stakes so high, Congress is working to create a more direct pathway for the FDA to approve &#34;biosimilars&#34;, the generic or &#34;follow-on&#34; versions of biologics. Two bills before Congress approach the issues differently. 2009-08-10T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/322009/617010null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Community+Practice/Pharmacy-deadline-for-Red-Flags-rule-extended/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617492?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The FTC has extended to November the compliance deadline for its &#34;Red Flag&#34; identity theft regulation, affecting all businessess that extend credit to customers. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/322009/617492null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NCPA-seeks-to-correct-flex-spending-requirements/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616125?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) recently wrote to a key standards-setting body requesting action on a number of regarding a new Internal Revenue Service requirement meant to ensure flexible spending account debit cards are used properly that is seen by the association as problematic. 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/322009/616125null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/Iowa-pharmacy-board-studies-legalized-marijuana/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616868?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Iowa proponents have sought legalization of medical marijuana for years. Now the state?s Board of Pharmacy Examiners (IBPE) wants to learn more about the issue. 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/322009/616868null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/Pharmacy-workplace-issues-examined-by-California-l/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616487?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The California State Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment recently held an informational hearing on the subject of workplace conditions in retail pharmacies. Among those testifying were pharmacists, academics, students, consumer advocates, and representatives of the California Retailers Association. 2009-08-04T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/322009/616487null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Collaboration-with-physicians-improves-patient-car/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615950?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Orlando, Fla.--Pharmacists can collaborate with physicians and other health professionals in many ways, including through drug therapy management programs, pharmacy vaccine programs, and practice agreements, to build revenue streams and improve patient outcomes. 2009-08-03T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/322009/615950null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NCPA-continues-fight-against-surety-bond/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/614746?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is still working to urge Congress to exempt community pharmacies from the Oct. 1 accreditation and surety bond requirements needed to continue providing durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) to Medicare patients. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/312009/614746null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NACDS-continues-to-follow-healthcare-measures/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612460?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 On July 20, Steven C. Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), sent a letter to political leaders regarding the America's Affordable Health Choices Act. 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/302009/612460null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Analysts-bearish-on-retail-pharmacies/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/611458?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The outlook for retail pharmacy chains throughout 2009 is negative, according to Zacks Equity Research in Chicago, Ill. In fact, the investment research firm currently has a &#34;sell&#34; rating on Rite Aid stock and a &#34;hold&#34; rating on CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens. 2009-07-15T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/292009/611458null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/FDA-moving-cautiously-on-tobacco-regulation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609432?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Congress gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jurisdiction over tobacco in June, but don?t look for any quick changes in tobacco policy, products, or marketing. The agency is asking the public for guidance before jumping into regulation. 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/282009/609432null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/What-state-boards-are-doing-about-medication-error/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602708?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 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. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/242009/602708null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Feature+Articles/CMS-drives-MTM-expansion/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607937?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Medication therapy management (MTM) programs have been part of prescription drug plans since 2005 after being mandated into law in 2003. MTM gained some muscle when Medicare patients began to enroll in 2006. The 2010 draft Call Letter issued by the Centers for Medicare &amp;amp; Medicaid Services is expected to push the MTM movement even further. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/272009/607937null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/FTC-approves-CVS-settlement/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607342?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 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. 2009-06-30T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/272009/607342/CVS-Logo_flash.JPG HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Community-pharmacist-talks-to-Congress-about-drug-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/604961?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 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 &#34;Safe and Responsible Drug Disposal.&#34; 2009-06-19T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/252009/604961null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/California-pharmacists-win-partial-funding-for-poi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/604579?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 California pharmacists have beaten back legislative attempts to kill funding for the nation's largest poison control system. 2009-06-18T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/252009/604579null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Pharmacy-fights-to-save-Californias-poison-control/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/603304?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Record budget problems have pushed California to eliminate funding for the largest poison control system in the nation. Keep reading to find out about a California pharmacy's fight to keep the poison control system going. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/242009/603304null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Pharma-industry-expands-electronic-tracking-of-dru/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/603268?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 CVS, Merck, and Pfizer are just a few of the pharmaceutical heavyweights working together to electronically trace pharmaceutical products through the healthcare supply chain. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/242009/603268null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NACDS-lobbies-for-healthcare-reform/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601505?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) recently sent a letter to congressional leaders, reinforcing the association's ideas for provisions in upcoming comprehensive healthcare reform. 2009-06-03T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/232009/601505null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Pharmacists-can-be-center-of-medical-home/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601287?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Community pharmacists can and should be the core of disease management programs, according to a recent report by Deloitte Consulting. 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/232009/601287null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pharmacy-licensure/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600548?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 As technology and professional innovation both evolve, the pharmacy profession is moving into areas of patient treatment that go beyond the traditional dispensing of drugs to patients in a retail setting. Every dispensing pharmacy must ensure that it possesses the requisite license for any expanded business activity in which it is engaged. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/222009/600548null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Shared-insulin-pens-can-transmit-blood-borne-patho/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600559?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The FDA warns that insulin pens are meant to be used by one patient only. Patients should never share insulin pens, cartridges, or needles. Such sharing may result in transmission of blood-borne pathogens such as HBV, HCV, and HIV. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/222009/600559null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Wal-Mart-pharmacy-programs-prompt-dialogue/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600429?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Wal-Mart is offering a series of programs to administer pharmacy benefits for employers. 2009-05-28T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/222009/600429null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/FDA-commissioner-confirmed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/599318?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 In his March 14 weekly address, President Barack Obama announced the appointment of Dr. Margaret Hamburg as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. 2009-05-21T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/212009/599318null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Update-NCPA-accuses-CVS-of-questionable-marketing-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598299?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 More than 80 community pharmacists from the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and several patients met with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) May 13 to discuss concerns about the impact of the March 2007 CVS/Caremark merger and to urge the FTC to re-examine it. 2009-05-14T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/202009/598299null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NCPA-Get-into-politics-or-get-out-of-pharmacy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597941?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The major message of the 2009 National Community Pharmacists Association's Annual Conference on National Legislation &amp;amp; Government Affairs was &#34;get into politics, or get out of pharmacy.&#34; 2009-05-12T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/202009/597941null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/Label-changes-due-for-OTC-pain-relievers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597943?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Citizen petitions to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) work. Sometimes. 2009-05-12T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/202009/597943null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Pharmacy-groups-battle-for-inclusion-in-comparativ/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597206?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The stimulus package passed in February has catapulted the field of comparative effectiveness research into a defining moment. 2009-05-08T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192009/597206null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Stories+from+2002/NCPA-opposes-Express-Scripts-purchase-of-NextRx/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596451?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 WellPoint's plan to sell its NextRx pharmacy benefits management unit to St. Louis-based Express Scripts is drawing criticism from independent pharmacists. 2009-05-04T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/192009/596451null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Canadian-drugs-for-elderly-fought-by-NY-pharmacist/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596059?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The New York Senate is considering a bill to permit qualifying seniors to obtain their prescription medications from a Canadian pharmacy group. New York pharmacists oppose any plan to take pharmacy dollars out of the state. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182009/596059null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Feature+Articles/Pharmacy-careers-can-take-the-adventurous-far-beyo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596065?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Pharmacist have many career options. Whether they're interested in politics, teaching, or travel, they can find fulfillment on and off the beaten path. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182009/596065/Thomas_Buckley_Image_flash.JPG XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/Two-Pennsylvania-pharmacists-charged-with-fraud/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595869?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The former owner of a former pharmacy near Pittsburgh and one of his workers are charged with submitting $1 million in bogus prescription claims to Medicaid and private insurance companies. 2009-04-30T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182009/595869null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Sebelius-confirmed-as-HHS-secretary/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595613?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius has been confirmed and sworn in as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 2009-04-29T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182009/595613null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/FDA-orders-new-labels-for-OTC-painkillers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595714?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule today that requires manufacturers of over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers and fever reducers to revise their labeling to include warnings about potential safety risks, such as internal bleeding and liver damage, associated with the use of these popular drugs. 2009-04-29T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/182009/595714null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/West-Virginia-pharmacists-lose-malpractice-battle/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594200?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Pharmacists in West Virginia have lost a bid to join other health care providers under the state?s medical malpractice umbrella. 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/172009/594200null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Washington-State-Medicaid-access-in-limbo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593694?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The state of Washington is trying to keep Medicaid patients out of pharmacies. At least that's the charge leveled by the Washington State Pharmacists Association, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and National Pharmacists Association. 2009-04-16T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162009/593694null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/This-prescription-looks-forged-What-now/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593150?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Pharmacists across the United States struggle to achieve a balance between maximizing legitimate medical use of controlled substances and minimizing the ability of abusers to obtain the drugs. 2009-04-13T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/162009/593150null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NACDS-supports-congressional-crackdown-on-dextrome/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591703?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is endorsing a congressional effort to crack down on the bulk sale of a cough syrup ingredient sometimes abused as a recreational drug. 2009-04-04T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/142009/591703null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pharmacy-violence-to-be-studied-by-feds/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591692?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 With violence against pharmacists mounting across the country, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) initiates a long-range study. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/142009/591692null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/Pharmacy-vaccination-is-now-legal-in-49-states/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591687?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Now that pharmacists are empowered to vaccinate and immunize in every state but Maine, each state must work out regulatory requirements and protocols. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/142009/591687/Vaccination-195-x-210_flash.jpg XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/FDA-Rx-labeling-clarified/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591689?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 Widespread confusion about the new label format for prescription drugs has sent FDA officials to association meetings around the country, explanations in hand. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/142009/591689null XML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Associations/NACDS-opposes-First-DataBankMedi-Span-settlement/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/589200?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) opposed the final settlement in the First DataBank and Medi-Span lawsuit that will impact the WAC-to-AWP spread for pharmacies. 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/132009/589200null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/CPI-releases-new-concerns-about-Pfizers-Celebrex-s/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588986?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) has called into question the ethics and necessity of the Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Celecoxib Integrated Safety versus Ibuprofen or Naproxen study (PRECISION), sponsored by Pfizer and run by Steven Nissen, MD, with the Cleveland Clinic. 2009-03-24T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/132009/588986null HTML http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Chains+%26+Business/Wyeth-liability-case-advances-in-California/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588139?contextCategoryId=47465&ref=25 California may be moving toward a new form of liability. The state Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Wyeth in a case the held the drug maker liable for injuries caused by generic versions of Reglan (metoclopramide) made by another manufacturer. 2009-03-19T04:00:00Z http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/122009/588139null HTML