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JCAHO standards for small, rural hospitals
Merck-Medco to become stand-alone PBM
Merck & Co. announed plans to spin off its Merck-Medco pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary as a separte company.
JCAHO: Don't fret over CPOE standard
ASHP is alarmed by JCAHO's proposed standard that eliminates the prospective check by an R.Ph. when an Rx is generated by a computerized physician order entry systems.
There's no quick fix for community R.Ph. shortage
An NACDS study projects modest increases in the number of community pharmacists through 2006.
New services help community pharmacies price their drugs competitively
New services help pharmacies negotiate the fine art of drug pricing
Now it's Pfizer's turn to debut its discount card program
pfizer launches share card for seniors
State Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement rates
NACDS data on what state Medicaid agencies are paying pharmacies
Pharmacists welcome vouchers in place of drug samples
PDMA law is spurring growth of vouchers in place of samples
What's Their Secret?
Regional chains are alive and well despite a faltering economy
Chains urge OIG to withdraw report on brand drug costs
A U. of Texas study charges that OIG report on Medicaid pharmacy acquisition cost for brand drugs is flawed. NACDS and NCPA urge OIG to withdraw its document
Medication errors associated with Serzone and Seroquel
soundalike drug errors
Strep tests added to R.Ph. care lineup
Pharmacists can be reimbursed for conducting strep tests through a new U.S. Wellness program.
GAO Report on pharmacy workforce
General Accounting Office reports on pharmacy workforce issues
Iowa R.Ph.s help cut seniors' Rx prices
Iowa pharmacists help devise Priority Prescription Savings Program, a statewide program to lower drug costs for senior citizens.
IPP good source of revenue for pharmacies
(In-person payemnts) IPP, company offers revenue source for pharmacies
Sony takes its digital photofinishing system on the road
sony's new picture maker for chains
Red, white, and blue...and green?
christmas 2001 how is it shaping up for pharmacies
New system offers last defense against IV errors
PatientGuard teams up with UltiMedex to curb bedside errors
GPOs in long-term care: Safety in numbers?
Group purchasing organizations in long-term care
CPSC to require child-resistant packaging on some household products
CPSC requires child resistant packaging for common household products containing hydrocarbons, including some baby oils
California hospitals brace for med error law's 2002 deadline
California's new law governing med errors in hospitals takes effect in two months
Ohio R.Ph. indicted in Rx error death
A Toledo, Ohio, hospital pharmacist faces involuntary manslaughter charges for allegedly dispensing fatal overdoses of two chemotherapy drugs.
Cipro Rxs need professional judgment, say officials
Pharmacists should consider whether scripts for Cipro as an precaution against anthrax are clinically appropriate, according to the American Pharmaceutical Association.
Birth control takes new turn with approval of hormonal ring
Organon's NuvaRing is approved for birth control.
Keeping PACE in long-term care
PACE programs in long-term care (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly)
New Hampshire addiction project eyes use of R.Ph.s
New Hampshire project may have pharmacists dispense and adminiser methadone to recovering addicts in underserved rural areas.
DRUG TOPICS' PHARMACISTS OF THE YEAR
Meet some outstanding pharmacists from a cross section of settings
Error prompts Philadelphia hospital to revamp lab procedures
warfarin error at St. Agnes in Philadelphia
