November 21st 2024
James Rider, PharmD, shared reflections on his experiences as a pharmacy manager at CVS.
Update: NCPA accuses CVS of questionable marketing practices
May 14th 2009More than 80 community pharmacists from the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and several patients met with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) May 13 to discuss concerns about the impact of the March 2007 CVS/Caremark merger and to urge the FTC to re-examine it.
FDA approves new drug for enzyme replacement
May 6th 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced recently the approval of Creon (pancrelipase), a pancreatic enzyme replacement product designed to help patients with cystic fibrosis and others with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) digest and absorb nutrients from foods.