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NACDS urges delay of tamper-resistant paper implementation deadlines

Intravenous injection of haloperidol (Haldol) may cause QT prolongation and torsades de pointes

FDA releases first issue of Drug Safety Newsletter

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services answers questions about its new Medicaid tamper-resistant prescription pad rule

System Planning releases PharmaTrak, a system using barcodes or RFID tags for drug tracking through the pharmaceutical supply chain

Company recalling saline syringes

CVS Caremark receives DMEPOS accreditation

Humana is expanding two call centers in Arizona

Target offers free flavoring for liquid medications

FDA and Cephalon issue warning letters on Fentora use

NACDS Foundation to award scholarships to pharmacy students

Joint Commission wants feedback on medication management

CVS files complaint against Prasco for breach of contract

A regional group of pharmacy schools has formed in New England to promote training of preceptors

A 300-patient, randomized phase II study showed that weekly treatment of metastatic breast cancer with solvent-free, aluminum-bound nab-paclitaxel is better tolerated than standard first-line treatment with docetaxel.

Treatments suggested include probiotics coupled with fructooligosaccharides. zinc pyrithione products, glycemic support products, and homeopathic medicines.

A University of Texas study reveals that many pharmacies wait longer than 30 days for payment for Medicare Part D prescriptions.

Somatuline Depot receives FDA approval for the treatment of acromegaly.

New state laws in Maine and Vermont that would allow doctors to limit access to their prescription records have been challenged in court by data collection companies IMS Health, Wolters Kluwer Health, and Verispan.

Evithrom is indicated to stop minor bleeding from capillaries and small veins when control of bleeding by standard surgical techniques is ineffective or impractical.

A pharmacy merit badge has been proposed for the Boy Scouts of America.

Drug Enforcement Administration revokes the registration for United Prescription Services in an effort to crack down on Internet pharmacies.

New asthma guidelines released from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program.

Aloxi's new indication approval allows the antiemetic to be given from once a week to more than once weekly.

Dexrazoxane approved for a new indication.

NAPLEX exams have been halted and a judge has issued a gag order in the case pitting the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy against the University of Georgia and a pharmacy faculty member.

Use of abbreviations in health care leads to errors that jeopardize patient safety, according to a new study.

Most pharmacists are still not providing medication therapy management, although it is required by law under Medicare Part D.

Review of new branded drugs, generics, OTCs, home health products, health and beauty aids, etc.

Pharmacists could turn out to be a key factor in the 2008 presidential election. With 10 Republicans and eight Democrats in the running at last count, health care is already emerging as a top issue.