Wolters Kluwer releases Trissel's IV-check APIv3.1
May 28th 2007Wolters Kluwer Health announced the introduction of Trissel's IV-CHEK API v3.1 (Trissel's IV-CHECK), which combines data from Trissel's 2, with Medi-Span integrated software. The combination will enable clinicians to access parenteral drug compatibility information from within their professional work flow computer systems.
NACDS calls for legislation targeting rogue Internet drug sellers
May 28th 2007In comments filed with the Senate Judiciary Committee, NACDS reported that it is "greatly concerned" about the threat to patient safety posed by rogue Internet sites and wants to work with Congress to eliminate illegal Internet sites from the market.
Michigan AG finds drug price variations
May 28th 2007The investigation looked at prices at 200 pharmacies in nine communities for 11 medications not currently listed on the site. The investigation found price differences of nearly $100 for prescriptions of Ambien (zolpidem, Sanofi-Aventis) in Detroit and Lansing.
New protocol for handling EGFR inhibitor skin reactions
May 28th 2007An article in the May 2007 issue of The Oncologist proposes a new system for handling skin toxicities associated with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors, an adverse reaction that ranges in type and severity and occurs in more than half of treated patients.
CVS suspends pharmacy tech involved in child's death in 2006
May 21st 2007CVS has suspended pharmacy technician Katie Dudash from its Euclid, Ohio, store after learning that she was involved in administering a lethal dose of medication to a child while she worked as a technician at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland.
Drug Topics is most-read publication by R.Ph.s
May 21st 2007A recent survey by Medimix International of 400 physicians and pharmacists in the U.S. and Europe asked respondents what print publications and Web sites they read and/or visit on a regular basis, either for personal or professional reasons.