November 22nd 2024
On the most recent episode of Over the Counter, James Rider, PharmD, joined Drug Topics to discuss his career journey as a chain pharmacist.
Pharmacies benefitting from new programs, recognitions, Anne Burns says
March 20th 2012New programs and recognitions make 2012 a great year for community pharmacies to be more involved in medication therapy management, according to a speaker at the FMI Health & Wellness Conference in Orlando, Fla., this week.
Bootman honored as PPSI Distinguished Pharmacist of Year during APhA annual meeting
March 20th 2012J. Lyle Bootman, PhD, ScD, senior vice president for Health Sciences, dean and professor of Pharmacy, Medicine, and Public Health, University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy, was honored as the PPSI Distinguished Pharmacist of the Year, during PPSI’s annual breakfast, held during the American Pharmacists Association 2012 annual meeting in New Orleans.
FDA approves first oral contraceptive to treat heavy menstrual bleeding
March 15th 2012FDA has approved a new indication for estradiol valerate and estradiol valerate/dienogest (Natazia, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals) tablets for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) that is not caused by any diagnosed conditions of the uterus.
APP Pharmaceuticals releasing more preservative-free methotrexate
March 15th 2012Continuing to work with FDA to ease the ongoing shortage of injectable methotrexate, APP Pharmaceuticals this week released another 10,000 vials of preservative-free methotrexate (Methotrexate Injection), a drug used in the treatment of pediatric oncology and hematology