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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urges providers to check that NPI and Medicare Fee for Service applications are accurate to ensure timely reimbursement.

The Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market has launched a new ad to promote the approval of biogenerics.

CVS must pay more than $40 million for Caremark's business practices.

A listing of the Top 200 Brand Drugs By Units in 2007

A listing of the top 200 generic drugs by units in 2007

The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists charges that the North American Menopause Society and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists receive funding from Wyeth.

State-run drug price comparison sites hampered by missing data, according to a study by Center for Studying Health System Change.

A new Office of Inspector General report recommends that iCare refund Medicare more than $8 million for improperly filing claims for test strips and lancets.

National Community Pharmacists Association applauded tax breaks in the economic stimulus bill that would help community pharmacies.

Prematics names Kevin Hutchinson as its new CEO.

More people are taking medications than ever before, according to a new Express Scripts report.

Certain fentanyl patches are being recalled because they have a cut exposing the opioid inside.

Heparin multi-dose vials associated with allergic reactions.

When purchasing sunscreens, consumers should pick biodegradable ones that don't hurt coral reefs, urges a Florida biochemist.

URAC is poised to grant accreditation to four companies for their pharmacy benefit management and/or drug therapy management programs.

FutureScripts, a new pharmacy benefit manager in Philadelphia, is on the growth track

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has proposed new rules for implementing the Patient Safety Act.

Good Neighbor Pharmacy will endow a chair in entrepreneurial pharmacy practice at the University of the Pacific in California.

A survey of pharmacists and physicians at managed care companies finds that they believe Vytorin use will drop but coverage will remain the same.

Mylan's generic levothyroxine removed from Florida's negative formulary.

Chattem's Icy Hot Heat Therapy products have been linked to burns and are being recalled

Dexamethasone increases fatigue in children; altering dosing could improve quality of life for patients and their families.

ASCO has updated its guidelines on deep vein thrombosis.

Antibiotic-resistant germ forcing hospitals, community to seek new ways to control infection.

NHIA's new executive director Russell Bodoff talks to Drug Topics about his organization's goals.

NHIA's new executive director Russell Bodoff talks to Drug Topics about his organization's goals.

New over the counter sleep aids.

What pharmacists need to know about FDA's toll free number for reporting adverse events rule.