Caught by Katrina, R.Ph. shares experience in new book
July 9th 2007In the book, And when the police gave us their guns, we knew that this was?no ordinary hurricane, they wrote about their ideas to help stranded patients in New Orleans obtain their medications, including breaking into an area Walgreens pharmacy and volunteering for one of the local hospitals.
FDA hears of problems with Med Guides
July 9th 2007The Food and Drug Administration's "Medication Guide" program, set up nine years ago as a major avenue of informing patients about risks or special issues with certain drugs, has a host of problems, according to pharmacists and other witnesses at a recent hearing.
Drug-resistant TB: Should Americans be worried?
July 9th 2007Most Americans probably never gave tuberculosis (TB) a passing thought until a case of extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR TB) recently made national headlines. An American with XDR TB traveled from the United States to Europe and back in May, potentially exposing hundreds of fellow travelers to the disease. Since then, national public concern about TB has ballooned.
New antihistamine gets FDA green light
July 9th 2007Adults and children six years of age and older who suffer with seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis will now have another option for relief of their symptoms. Levocetirizine (Xyzal) from UCB Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis has received regulatory approval from the FDA.