Community Practice

Here are the top 200 generic drugs by retail dollars in 2007

Here is a listing of the top 2007.

A new software system enables hospitals to collect more money for patient assistance.

Hospital outpatient pharmacists are upset over a new government rule that requires them to report NDC numbers.

Patients can be tested to see if they have a gene that responds to a drug for colorectal cancer.

This case study assesses the need for anticoagulation and the drugs of choice for prophylaxis against cerebrovascular accidents (strokes) in patients with previous CVAs of different origins.

Recombinant thrombin introduced for use in surgeries.

JCAHO has set new patient safety goal related to anticoagulation that hospitals must meet.

U.S. Pharmacopeia comes up with a new list of soundalike, lookalike drugs for pharmacists to watch out for.

Two IRS criminal investigators caution pharmacists about healthcare fraud.

Recent drug approvals, dosages, indications, and new home health care products.

New technologies impacting community and hospital pharmacies.

Pharmacists debate the efficacy and impact of California's forthcoming e-pedigree rule.

As allergy season approaches, this article reveals what new otcs are available to help adult and children allergy sufferers.

Findings from Drug Topics' exclusive survey of pharmacists' otc recommendations for allergies.

Here's a primer on healthcare and billing codes, from NDC to CPT.

More bills are being proposed that bar pharmacists from substituting antiepileptic drugs and immunosuppressants.

Jim Plagakis names the people he admires.

Kaiser Permanente, Elephant Pharmacy, and other groups in California work together to dispose of unused drugs in an environmentally friendly way.

State boards of pharmacy tackle technician certification, pedigree, and other difficult policy issues.

Vaccines are not just a preventative any more. Many vaccines are now in development to treat cancer.

New recommendations on how to treat aspergillosis from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

The new molecular entity Intelence helps treat HIV.

Pharmacists comment on security, behind-the-counter drugs, and other issues.

The GPhA annual meeting featured speakers dicussing the challenges and opportunities in the generic industry in 2008.

Eli Lilly launches Kwikpen insulin delivery pen for Humalog.

Levocetirizine approved as oral solution.

Michigan pharmacists push ballot initiative prohibiting insurance companies from requiring state residents to use mail-order pharmacies.

NiaSpan and simvastatin combination approved for cholesterol lowering.

Accelerated approval for bevacizumab new indication.