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Compounding pharmacies under scrutiny - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
APhA responds to 2600-word investigative report in Wall Street Journal.
Deaths from contaminated compounded products, federal investigations
into Medicare fraud at compounding pharmacies, and dispensin...
Bar codes mandated for unit dose packages - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
Hospitals could see increase in costs.
Bar codes will soon be required on thousands of medications and
biological products used in hospitals and other institutions,
thanks to a final ...
Topiramate prevents migraines - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
JAMA study shows early, continuous effectiveness in 26-week study.
Among 468 patients—87% of them women—the antiepileptic
drug topiramate (Topamax—Ortho McNeil) was effective in
...
Flu vaccine: Demand could grow dramatically - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
Universal influenza vaccination for Americans on agenda of key CDC advisory group.
The demand for pharmacy-based influenza vaccinations could increase
dramatically if the CDC’s Advisory Committee...
Bush nominates FDA's McClellan to become CMS Administrator - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
In other news, FDA warns company to stop selling Canadian prescription drugs.
On February 20, President Bush nominated FDA Commissioner Mark
B. McClellan as administrator of the Centers for Medicare &a...
Medicare's prescription drug benefit: 'Pure power play'? - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
Costs, political divisions debated in current issue of New England Journal of Medicine.
Describing the new Medicare prescription drug law as a “pure
power play,” this week’s New Engla...
FDA releases task force report on counterfeiting - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
As part of agency’s Counterfeit Alert Network, APhA will assist in notifying pharmacists of problems.
With help from APhA and other associations and agencies, FDA
and the U.S. Department of Health and H...
Study links long-term antibiotics with breast cancer risk - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
JAMA article raises more questions than it answers.
Results of a study published in today’s JAMA reveal
that long-term antibiotic use was associated with an increased
risk of in...
Fentanyl transdermal patches recalled - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
Leakage problem discovered with one lot of Duragesic (Janssen) 75 mcg/hour patches.
DURAGESIC 75 ...
FDA approves cetuximab for metastatic colorectal cancer - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
In combination with irinotecan, Erbitux provides modest improvements in survival time and tumor size.
Erbitux (cetuximab), the first monoclonal antibody indicated
for patients with metastatic colorecta...
Elderly patients prescribed inappropriate medications - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
CDC study finds that anxiolytics, antidepressants, sedatives often inappropriately prescribed to elderly patients, particularly women.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study examined
...
Updates on way for HRT labeling - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
In light of new data, FDA asks manufacturers to update labeling on hormone-replacement therapy products indicated for postmenopausal women.
FDA is requesting that manufacturers update labeling for hormone-replacement
...
FDA officially prohibits sale of ephedra products - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
Final rule mandating ban on ephedra-containing products takes effect in 60 days.
FDA has issued a final regulation declaring dietary supplements
containing ephedrine alkaloids adulterated under the Fed...
FDA approves pemetrexed disodium for rare asbestos-related cancer - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
With cisplatin, Alimta improves overall survival rates by 30%.
Cancer of the mesothelium (the membrane that covers most of the
internal organs in the body) is rare but deadly. An estimated
...
Counterfeit contraceptive patches found - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
Adulterated diagnostic test kits for genetic, hemoglobin, CNS diseases also seized by FDA.
Contraceptive patches marketed online through www.rxpharmacy.ws
as Johnson & Johnson’s Ortho Evra pr...
Combo pill for high cholesterol, hypertension - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
Pfizer gets approval for Caduet, combination tablet containing amlodipine, atorvastatin.
Patients taking medications to reduce low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol and blood pressure levels have a new s...
FDA told of antidepressant, suicide link in children - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
Committees call for stronger warnings against use of these medications in children.
The message from a joint meeting between FDA’s Psychopharmacologic
Committee and Pediatric Subcommittee of the ...
Tiotropium bromide approved for COPD - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
FDA OK’s Spiriva, first inhaled once-daily treatment for COPD-linked bronchospasm.
Boehringer Ingelheim has received FDA approval for tiotropium
bromide inhalation powder (Spiriva HandiHaler) for long-t...
Modafinil receives expanded indication - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
Agent cleared for helping workers tired from sleep apnea, shift work.
Modafinil (Provigil—Cephalon) has received an expanded
indication for improving wakefulness in patients with excessive
...
Investigational medication access procedures clarified in FDA proposal - June 17, 2008 05:18:37
FDA to require trial sponsors to make information available on how to get investigational therapies to patients when needed.
A newly released draft guidance from FDA aims to make more information
availa...
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