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JCAHO has set new patient safety goal related to anticoagulation that hospitals must meet.

U.S. Pharmacopeia comes up with a new list of soundalike, lookalike drugs for pharmacists to watch out for.

Two IRS criminal investigators caution pharmacists about healthcare fraud.

Recent drug approvals, dosages, indications, and new home health care products.

New technologies impacting community and hospital pharmacies.

Pharmacists debate the efficacy and impact of California's forthcoming e-pedigree rule.

As allergy season approaches, this article reveals what new otcs are available to help adult and children allergy sufferers.

Findings from Drug Topics' exclusive survey of pharmacists' otc recommendations for allergies.

Here's a primer on healthcare and billing codes, from NDC to CPT.

Jim Plagakis names the people he admires.

Kaiser Permanente, Elephant Pharmacy, and other groups in California work together to dispose of unused drugs in an environmentally friendly way.

State boards of pharmacy tackle technician certification, pedigree, and other difficult policy issues.

Vaccines are not just a preventative any more. Many vaccines are now in development to treat cancer.

New recommendations on how to treat aspergillosis from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

The new molecular entity Intelence helps treat HIV.

Pharmacists comment on security, behind-the-counter drugs, and other issues.

The GPhA annual meeting featured speakers dicussing the challenges and opportunities in the generic industry in 2008.

Eli Lilly launches Kwikpen insulin delivery pen for Humalog.

Levocetirizine approved as oral solution.

Michigan pharmacists push ballot initiative prohibiting insurance companies from requiring state residents to use mail-order pharmacies.

NiaSpan and simvastatin combination approved for cholesterol lowering.

Accelerated approval for bevacizumab new indication.

Adalimumab approved for polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

USA Today series draws attention to the role of technicians and corporate policies in contributing to medication errors at chain pharmacies.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences offers online degree in natural products, herbals, and dietary supplements.

Many business names and identification numbers used in NPI database do not match IRS records, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Many hospitals are still not complying with Joint Commission standards related to medications.

Premier Inc. offers Rational Choice Rx toolkit to help hospitals manage their patients who are underoing stent placement.