According to a new government report, health care-associated (HCA) infections in acute care hospitals decreased between 2011 and 2013, including a 10% drop in Clostridium difficile infections and an 8% decline in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia.
The OIG found that almost all acute-care hospitals use compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) and most contract with standalone compounding pharmacies to provide at least some of their CSPs.
FDA has approved a second vaccine for the prevention of meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitides serogroup B for children age 10 years to young adults up to age 25 years.
Larkin Community Hospital in Florida has announced plans to open a pharmacy school in Miami next year, which would be the first in the city.
Two Rivers Medicine Shoppe, in Two Rivers, Wis., becomes third pharmacy to receive accreditation.
The newly-formed Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), a group of independent long-term care pharmacies, plans to work with U.S. Congressional leaders to reintroduce the Medicare Efficient Drug Dispensing Act.
Merck is voluntarily discontinuing the production and distribution of hepatitis C virus therapy, boceprevir (Victrelis) by December 2015 because of low demand
A recent survey revealed that below-cost reimbursements for some generics and Medicare drug plans that exclude community pharmacies are the top concerns of members of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).
Members of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) have elected pharmacist Dale Coker as their president.
At least two U.S. Senators believe so and have once again introduced legislation that would allow Americans to import medicines from Canada.
Oseltamivir, an antiviral agent for the treatment of influenza, should be started within 48 hours of symptom onset for most hospitalized patients and outpatients who are suspected of H1N1 or other strains of the flu, according to a recent report in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.
Tops Friendly Markets in Williamsville, N.Y., is closing pharmacy departments in 27 of its 162 stores later this month. Instead of pharmacies, Tops will add more fresh food, deli and health and beauty care products. The stores themselves will remain open.
Alasdair Trotter, a principal at Innosight, explains disruptive innovations and how companies such as Walgreens, CVS, and others are using it to drive revenues.
A skin patch that may end up replacing needle sticks is being tested at U.C. San Diego.
FDA is seeking to learn how these Wallcur products, which are not sterile and should not be injected in humans or animals, entered the supply chain.
Topical treatment with vitamin D analogs and corticosteroids is the mainstay of first-line therapy for patients with localized psoriasis.
A group representing the nation’s governors has endorsed provider status for pharmacists as a way to improve medical outcomes and lower healthcare costs.
William Carey University in Mississippi recently received a $1 million donation to help fund a new pharmacy school set to open in about three years.
Calvin H. Knowlton, BS Pharm, MDiv, PhD, has been named this year’s Remington Honor Medal award winner and will be recognized next month at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) annual meeting and exposition in San Diego.
An administrative hearing for a fired pharmacist has provided an eye-opening look into the workloads and the lack of accuracy standards for pharmacists working at Veterans Administration facilities in New Jersey.
For some pharmacists, leaving behind corporate constraints can be the start of something big.
Which comes first, diabetes or depression? While the connection is recognized, the answer is not yet certain.
Agency will use guidance in 2015 to address “key policy issues.”
In a world where insurance plans now fight for Star Ratings, why do we have a system that obstructs patients' efforts to obtain routine maintenance medications?
A Danish study of 150,900 patients found that the risk of serious bleeding doubled when patients were treated with NSAIDs.
Pharmacists face changes as the profession continues to redefine itself, but for most, the money's still good.
New OTC products offer several approaches to symptom relief.
Blister packs, close follow-up, and tight pharmacy planning are features of the new model.
What is it like to care for patients with Ebola? Clinical pharmacists share what they’ve learned.
