Onsite health centers not being fully tapped by companies
Companies not fully tapping potential of onsite health centers
NCPIE survey finds that most adults use OTCs for themselves and their children
Study shows most adults use non-prescription medications for themselves and their children
More groups demand pathway for biogenerics
New study unveiled at GPhA meeting reveals costs of savings from biogeneric drugs
California hospital fined for heparin overdose
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center must pay a fine of $25,000 for drug errors related to heparin overdose
New report offers clues on patient satisfaction with hospitals
A Press Ganey Associates report reveals which patients are most and least satisfied with their hospitals.
New deal struck to expand distribution of imaging agent
Cardinal Health and GE Healthcare are partnering to expand the distribution of the imaging agent Myoview.
AHRQ pushes pill cards to improve adherence
The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality issues instructions for creating pill cards to improve patient adherence.
Pharmacies bemoan generics' shrinking margins
Generics and pharmacy's bottom line.
Whitehouse drug control strategy focuses on illegal Internet sales
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy applauds President Bush for focusing on illegal Internet sales of prescription drugs
Safeway providing vaccination against shingles
Safeway offers immunization to help prevent shingles
Arizona Senate passes legislation for smoking cessation treatments for Medicaid patients
Arizona Senate approves smoking cessation treatments for state Medicaid beneficiaries
FDA sends early warning of Spiriva's potential stroke risk
Tiotropium bromide is associated with possible increased risk of stroke
Congress to CMS: Small businesses may be harmed by DME bidding program
Congress informs CMS that Medicare durable medical equipment bidding program may harm small businesses
CVS to pay almost $37 million to settle switching of ranitidine
CVS reaches $36.7 million settlement agreement on retail dispensing practices for ranitidine.
Glycerin monograph revised to improve impurity testing
USP glycerin monograph updated
CMS creates diagnosis code for extravasation therapy
Anthracycline extravasation gains new ICD-9-CM code
DigiFab production increased to combat temporary antibody shortage
Fougera and Protherics announce increased DigiFab production to counteract shortage.
Department of Veterans Affairs to deploy mobile pharmacies in times of emergencies
VA putting pharmacies on the road during emergencies
DEA exempts six anabolic steroid products from its regulatory control
The Drug Enforcement Administration is moving three anabolic steroid products out of Schedule III status.
Feds seeking comments to hydroxyurea draft brief
Hydroxyurea's potential to affect reproduction is detailed in a new draft from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, which is now open for comments.
Hospice group expands focus to cover pain management
American College of Hospice Pharmacists has a new moniker: American College of Hospice and Pain Pharmacy
Personal emergency response system presented at CDMA meeting
Personal emergency response system unveiled at CDMA meeting
John Gans stepping down from APhA
APhA's executive VP/CEO John Gans to leave APhA
Ill. bill targets tobacco sales in pharmacies with clinics
An Illinois bill would prohibit the sale of tobacco in stores that have an in-store health clinic.
GPhA opposes H.R. 5629, biologics bill
Generic Pharmaceutical Association issues statement on H.R. 5629 biologics bill
DTaP vaccine gets FDA nod for fifth dose
Daptacel vaccine gets approved for fifth dose of DTaP
Wal-Mart's $4 prescription Rx program reaches $1 billion in savings milestone
Wal-Mart's $4 prescription program saves customers more than $1 billion
Walgreens launches health & wellness division; acquires two operators of worksite health centers
Walgreens creates health and wellness division, acquires I-trax, Whole Health Management
Diabetes Ten-City Challenge shows promising results
Patients benefit from APhA's Diabetes Ten-City Challenge self-management program, according to an early analysis.
Two new ESA studies also indicate increased mortality in cancer patients
Data from two new studies add to Epogen, Procrit, and Aranesp prescribing information for cancer patients
