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Only 6% of hospitals in the United States are well prepared to receive Ebola patients, according to a recent survey of infection prevention experts by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Purdue Pharma LP, along with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), has created a brochure and an Initiation & Titration guide to instruct pharmacists on the proper dosing, application, rotation, disposal, and safety for its drug Butrans.

As fears of the Ebola virus and other infectious diseases rise, pharmacists will undoubtedly be called upon to provide patients with public health information and referrals to appropriate care, according to the American Pharmacists Association.

FDA approved two new therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): pirfenidone (Esbriet, Roche) and nintedanib (Ofev, Boehringer Ingelheim). Both drugs are orally administered and will help slow the progression of IPF.

The Iowa Board of Pharmacy is forcing the owner of several pharmacies to sell or close them partially because he failed to notice that an employee stole 18,000 hydrocodone tablets over two years.

FDA last week approved Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir), a daily pill to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) that reportedly costs $1,125 per pill.

HIPAA in Wonderland

In which a determined pharmacist battles the forces of ignorance and stupidity on behalf of his patient and his own sanity.

Patients should decide how a pharmacy can best communicate with patients. And they can use a very American way to make their feelings known.