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Aspirin is one treatment that can be used with patients with deep vein thrombosis.

Pharmacists rally to help fire evacuees of the San Diego wildfires.

FDA advisory panel says OTC cough and cold meds should not be used by children under six.

Diclofenac gel approved for osteoarthritis

FDA approves new form of sevelamer for chronic kidney disease

Exubera (inhaled insulin) discontinued

AACP doesn't think pharmacists need to complete a residency before they can provide direct patient car

Make the Road New York protests pharmacies for not providing translation services.

A Chatham, N.J., pharmacy has installed 250 solar panels to cut energy costs and lower carbon emissions.

NACDS board member Navarro testifies on DMEPOS competitive bidding program.

Genentech has postponed the date for stopping the sale of Avastin to compounding pharmacies from Nov. 30 to Jan. 1.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin tracking Part D plan compliance with its "best available evidence" policies.

ASHP wants loan forgiveness programs for pharmacists.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun to reassign low-income subsidy-eligible beneficiaries for 2008 Medicare Part D programs.

Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle signed into law a state budget with a dispensing fee increase but vetoed the bill?s hold-harmless provision protecting pharmacists against AMP.

Brimonidine/timolol combination solution is FDA-approved for glaucoma.

A new report by Kalorama Information projects that drug sales influenced by pharmacists wielding their prescribing authority will also double from 2006 to 2012.

AHRQ tools help pharmacies serve patients with limited health literacy.

Wyeth recalls certain Robitussin, Dimetapp Cold & Chest Congestion.

An examination of data in Michigan reveals that e-prescribing reduces potential drug interaction problems.

Young kidney transplant patients are more likely not to comply with their anti-rejection drugs than adult or pediatric patients, according to a new GAO report.

Nilotinib capsules approved for Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

Roche strengthens pregnancy risk for mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept).

Bayer issues a guidance on Trasylol, stating that it should only be used as directed on its label.

FBI searches headquarters of WellCare, a company that offers Medicare and Medicaid health plans.

Manufacturers of pancreatic extract drugs can have two more years to obtain approval of their products, thanks to a new FDA notice.

Insurers help California wildfire evacuees get medicines.

Medication Pathfinder Network has improved the tracking and reporting of immunizations for its MTM system.

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Web site offers a searchable database of pharmacies prices for 150 prescription drugs.

Four Butler University students are publishing a book about what pharmacists have learned after school. The students are asking pharmacists to share their stories to help other students and young professionals entering the field.