ASHP recognizes pair for their patient safety endeavors
Awards distributed at start of annual meeting for hospital pharmacists
DEA suspends licenses at Cardinal Health and Horen's Drug
DEA temporarily suspends Cardinal Health's license to distribute controlled substances from its Auburn, Wash., distribution center
Take Care Health Clinics debut in Pittsburgh Walgreens
Take Care Health clinics open in Walgreens in Pittsburgh
NCPA, PCMA spar over prompt pay
NCPA disputes findings of a Pharmaceutical Care Management Association study that claims prompt-pay legislation would cost $3.1 billion
Breast cancer drug gets extended patent protection
Anastrozole (Arimidex, AstraZeneca) granted patent extension
USP finalizes Chapter (797) on compounding sterile preparations
USP Chapter <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding-Sterile Preparations revision finalized
Walgreens withdraws from four plans due to low pay by CVS
Low payments by CVS Caremark force Walgreens to withdraw from four insurance plans
Study says: Consumers accept behind-the-counter drugs
Study finds consumers approve of behind-the-counter drugs
Employers' satisfaction with PBMs rooted in transparency
Report confirms correlation between PBM transparency and employer satisfaction
More specialty pharmacies needed to manage multiple sclerosis
Neurologists could use more specialty pharmacies to help them manage MS patients, according to a new survey.
ARB gets supplemental nod for pediatric hypertension
Valsartan (Diovan, Novartis) approved for use in children
New program promotes continuous care for transplant patients
Apotex Corp. and Centric Health Resources team up to help liver transplant patients obtain seamless care
NPI database puts providers at risk
Healthcare providers should review NPI database to ensure that private information will not be disclosed.
Pharmacy owner gets five years for Medicaid fraud
A Washington pharmacy owner has been sentenced to more than five years in jail for a Medicaid fraud scheme.
New patient-centric drug safety alert system launched
Drug safety monitoring program iGuard launched
ASHP continues push for NDC exemption
Group urges state affiliates to seek delay
Standardized Rx dosing schedule and label proposed
ACPF and IOM propose a universal medication schedule
Rite Aid gears up for holiday 2007 and beyond
Rite Aid anticipates great holiday 2007 and strong 2008
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CMS issues Medicare outpatient payment rates for 2008
A final rule in the Federal Register goes into the rates Medicare will pay hospitals for outpatient care in 2008.
FDA's comment period for proposed sunscreen rule extended
FDA extends comment period for proposed sunscreen rule
A&P may acquire Pathmark by early December
A&P and Pathmark merger near
FDA warns of increased pregnancy risk for Myfortic
Evidence of fetal risk reported for mycophenolic acid (Myfortic, Novartis)
New product automates IV dosing workflow
Software manages and tracks every IV dose administered by hospitals
Encore Tablets recalled by FDA, Bodee LLC
FDA, Bodee LLC issue nationwide recall of Encore Tablets
On-line pharmacy directory launched
Telephone and on-line directory company YellowPages is creating an on-line directory of pharmacies.
New form on the way for Schedules I & II drugs
DEA proposes a rule that would create a new format for ordering Schedule I and/or II controlled substances.
