October 17th 2024
James Rider, PharmD, shared his experiences as a pharmacy manager at CVS.
The pharmacist and MTM services
October 15th 2011^MTM services are additional to provision of a drug product and include a broad range of pharmacists' activities within the scope of pharmacy practice. ^An example of MTM includes creating a medication treatment plan. ^Another example is monitoring and evaluating a patient's response to therapy.
FDA approves Combivent Respimat Inhalation Spray for patients with COPD
October 10th 2011FDA has approved ipratropium bromide and albuterol (Combivent Respimat Inhalation Spray, Boehringer Ingelheim) for patients using a regular aerosol bronchodilator who continue to have evidence of bronchospasm and who require a second bronchodilator.
FDA approves sitagliptin and simvastatin combination therapy
October 7th 2011FDA has approved sitagliptin and simvastatin (Juvisync, MSD International GmbH Clonmel), a fixed-dose combination prescription medication that contains 2 previously approved medications in 1 tablet for use by adults who need both sitagliptin and simvastatin.