The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board will conduct unannounced surveys of compounding pharmacies seeking to renew accreditation from the group. The move is intended to further distinguish accredited compounding pharmacies from unaccredited ones.
After its recent review, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) could not recommend vitamin D and calcium supplementation for the primary prevention of fractures in healthy adults.
Actavis Inc. announced May 20 its plans to acquire Warner Chilcott in a stock transaction deal, which is worth approximately $8.5 billion. The merger is expected to create a global specialty pharmaceutical company serving the women’s health, gastroenterology, urology, and dermatology therapeutic sectors.
New version includes clarifications submitted by ASHP and other stakeholders
The IV injectable treatment is easy to administer and has been shown to prolong survival in patients with CRPC.
JP reaches down deep for his inner Dalai Lama
NCPA is working with healthcare leaders in Congress to ensure development of appropriate measures
When the U.S. Congress buries game-changing laws deep in the bowels of complicated acts named for other things altogether, you wonder why they can't just call things like they see 'em. For starters.
IMS study analyzes the shift from fee-for-service in four states through changes in prescriptions for antipsychotic drugs, diabetes therapies, and respiratory medications
Doses and length of treatment higher than recommended
It's time to get tobacco products out of pharmacies
Hoping to further curtail diversion of controlled substances, DEA has expanded the options for their collection
Pharmacists assume many roles in medication therapy management - roles that are receiving acknowledged provider status
Pharmacists are becoming consultants, medication managers, and more in the coordinated care environment of ACOs
As a collaborative member of an integrated healthcare team, the pharmacist specializes in monitoring drug therapies for disease states
Tofacitinab approved for 5-mg tablets for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis unhealed by methotrexate
Walgreens explores use of predictive models and risk stratification
Pharmacists report good-to-excellent compensation, yet stress levels impact job satisfaction
New Rx, generic, indication, and OTC
Letters, e-mails, and posts from Drug Topics Readers
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) wants its members to help choose a new name for the society, according to Sean M. Jeffery, PharmD, ASCP's president. More specifically, the organization wants a name that clearly expresses the role of consultant pharmacists in caring for the elderly regardless of the care setting.
One-quarter of U.S. adults have multiple chronic conditions (MCC) and most suffer from a combination of diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Not surprisingly, medical expenses are significantly higher for those with MCC, according to a new study.
Collaboration produced better outcomes without use of additional meds
Long-term study of 12,500 patients with multiple risk factors found no benefit
Study focused on data from eight sites over a 6-year period and involved 217,755 participants
Providers should take note of changes in the availability of commercial HCV tests
Fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder combo is a long-term, once-daily maintenance treatment for COPD
Patient satisfaction improves under PDAS model
While spending on commonly used drugs fell by 1.5% in 2012, specialty drug spending in 2013 is expected to grow by 20%. Health plans and employers are taking notice.
Coming on the heels of FDA's denial of generic forms of OxyContin, the ruling triggers speculation about overall FDA strategy
