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If the CSTDs contain ABS, there is risk of leakage and failure of the devices, and possible product contamination.

The work of Drug Topics contributor Truman Lastinger, former board chair of Grady General Hospital in Cairo, Ga., was commemorated recently with the unveiling of his portrait and a ceremony of appreciation.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its lists of approved biosimilar licensed products, called the “Purple Book”. The invaluable site includes the date a biological product was licensed under the PHS Act and whether FDA evaluated the biological product for reference product exclusivity.

Where does it hurt? Chances are, someone has come up with a treatment for that.

As part of its restructuring plan, Walgreens Boots Alliance announced April 9 that it plans to close about 200 of its less-profitable stores throughout the United States.

For starters, here's a slice of daily life that every community pharmacist will recognize instantly.

The urge to amass wealth is a great motivator in the making and selling of commodities. But for delivery of healthcare services? Maybe not so much.

Rhode Island legislators recently introduced a bill that would ban pharmacies throughout the state from selling tobacco products.

Missouri pharmacists would like to see a prescription drug monitoring program program in their state, just not the one recently approved by state senators.

Sam’s Club is offering greater discounts and some free generic medications with an expanded prescription program for its Plus and Business Plus members.

Approximately 20 to 25 percent of patients using opioids for chronic pain have misused these drugs, according to a report published in the journal Pain.

Approximately one third of U.S. hospitals have completely migrated to the electronic health record (EHR) and are no longer using paper charts. In those hospitals with an EHR that they use completely or in combination with paper charts, 80% give pharmacists the ability to make recommendations and document them in the EHR.

The mission of this peer-reviewed journal is to offer a forum for pharmacists to share their research and quality improvement projects from their residency training in an effort to advance patient care and optimize medication use.

Target Canada Co. announced that it will close all its 133 Canadian retail locations on April 12, completing its inventory liquidation, according to a company statement.

Recently, state legislators in Colorado passed a biosimilars bill that would allow pharmacists to substitute a biosimilar drug for name-brand biologics in cases where the FDA has declared the drugs interchangeable.

Drug Topics readers had plenty to say about our recent article on metrics used against older pharmacists. So did readers of The Cynical Pharmacist, when they got wind of it. Here's a sample.

Experts provided advice on the implementation of AB 1535, the California law that allows pharmacists to furnish naloxone in California without a prescription, during a recent webinar hosted by the California Pharmacists Association.

The American Pharmacists Association this week adopted a policy discouraging pharmacists from providing drugs for use in lethal injections.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has identified factors contributing to the top 10 vaccine-related errors and released a report with recommendations to combat these errors.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Durham, North Carolina, was awarded a $12 million contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the development and manufacture of its small molecule, BCX4430, for the prevention of Ebola virus reproduction.

The American Pharmacists Association is advocating for provider status, better patient access to pharmacies, support for MTM, and other initiatives at the congressional level this year.

Should generic drug makers be required to update their drug labels about safety concerns before FDA reviews the change? Should this be done even if the information differs from the brand name drug labels temporarily?

A pharmacist-physician team shows how to change oppositional relationships into partnerships.

The Joint Commission’s in-person surveys of hospital pharmacies are rigorous, said a hospital executive at the APhA annual meeting in San Diego, and preparation should be just as exacting.

At an event honoring Rear Admiral Scott F. Giberson held during the annual APhA conference in San Diego, industry leaders spoke frankly about the issues pharmacy faces today.

Starting in April, Coursera will offer a six-week course on vaccination that will discuss various vaccines, vaccine safety, related risks, and common questions.

The board of directors of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores recently joined President Barack Obama at the administration’s launch of its Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network.