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Qualitest, a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions, issued a voluntary nationwide recall December 6 for 101 lots of hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets, USP 10 mg/500 mg, due to the potential for oversized tablets.

When men are treated for a longer-duration antibiotic therapy for urinary tract infection (UTI), there is no decrease in early recurrence compared with those treated for a shorter duration, according to a study online in Archives of Internal Medicine

Members of American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management are working to form three new Special Interest Groups (SIG) that focus on compounding, diabetes management, and immunizing pharmacists.

A new free system will help pharmacies expedite the submission of Prior Authorization requests to health insurance plans.

Heparin container and carton labels must now clearly state the total drug strength, according to an FDA Drug Safety Communication.

A new database system was announced by Omnicell, Inc., Dec. 4 at the 2012 American Society for Health-System Pharmacist Midyear meeting in Las Vegas.

The 32-mg, single intravenous dose of the anti-nausea drug Zofran will no longer be marketed because of the potential for serious cardiac risk, according to an updated Safety Communication from FDA.

Community-based health plans are taking a variety of approaches to reduce the misuse of prescription painkillers while assuring patients in pain get the relief they need, according to a report by the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP).

Pediatricians should counsel teenagers about emergency contraception before they need it and issue advance prescriptions for contraceptive medications as part of routine care, says a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) directed at reducing the rate of unintended pregnancies among adolescents.

Improving medication safety and reducing costs are the areas Cardinal Health will focus on during the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Meeting this week in Las Vegas, according to a press release

At the ASHP Midyear meeting in Las Vegas Dec. 3, CareFusion, a leading global technology company serving the needs of hospitals, is introducing several new products to help improve medication safety.

FDA has approved cabozantinib (Cometriq, Exelixis and AstraZeneca) for the treatment of progressive, metastatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).

Screening practices for multidrug-resistant (MDROs) in intensive care units (ICUs) vary widely from hospital to hospital, according to a new study.

Instead of thinking of the future as something to come, pharmacists should act like the future is here today.

Women who regularly took the analgesics ibuprofen or acetaminophen 2 or more days per week had an increased risk of hearing loss, according to a study.

You might know about medical foods, but they are making their way into ambulatory care and community pharmacy.

A round-up of OTC products that helps get the digestive track back in working order.

After dealing with a patient who was clearly a marijuana user, a pharmacist reflects on how so much attention is paid to illicit drugs, but very little is given to prescription drug abuse.

Individuals with high cholesterol who stay on their statin medications over a two-year period are healthier than comparable nonadherent individuals, but the overall cost of their care is slightly higher, according to a new study.

Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NAVF) who also have diabetes experienced similar safety and efficacy with dabigatran relative to warfarin, in comparison without diabetes who have NVAF.

The Affordable Care Act may allow you to make money by filling in the gaps that you already do.

A look at how pharmacists can be involved with the "meaningful use" incentive program.

The Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), based in Minneapolis, Minn., significantly reduced hospital readmissions and emergency room visits by forming an accountable care organization (ACO) team.

A pharmacist looks at the life expectancy numbers in the U.S. and wonders how healthcare could have come so far, but still be failing patients.

Has the pharmacy grind made you dream of owning your own? It's not as simple as you might think.

A new study indicates that adults are keeping their hypertension in check.

A survey of new Rx, new generic, and new OTC products