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Letters: March 2009

Pharmacists speak out about contraceptives, moral objections, and $4 generics.

A San Francisco pilot program for ecological collection of consumer pharmaceutical waste is giving pharmacies nationwide the tools and training to create their own drug take-back programs.

Drugstore.com continues to experience growth, particularly in sales of OTC products, and is expanding internationally, a company executive told attendees at the Jeffries 5th Annual Internet & Media Conference in New York this week.

There are more than 50 million children in the US, most of whom receive some sort of medication during their childhood. That may be one reason niche pharmacies are becoming more popular.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) recently announced that John Coster, PhD, RPh, has joined the association as its new Senior Vice President of Government Affairs.

Versions of the Pain Care Act have been introduced in Congress every year since 2003. Passed in the House of Representatives in 2008, it must pass there again before moving to the Senate.

Gregory D. Wasson has been appointed as Walgreens Chief Executive Officer and a director of the company effective Feb. 1, the company recently announced.