Community Practice

The modern era of pharmacy regulation really dates to the formation of the Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy in 1870.

Chronically underfunded, these agencies struggle to meet their responsibilities while fighting state and federal groups for control.

On the heels of oversight hearings on the first anniversary of the Medicare Part D program, patient advocates and pharmacists shared their insights.

Rotigotine, a investigational dopamine agonist, is being studied for treatment of restless legs syndrome.

The FDA approved a new treatment to help cure bacterial conjunctivitis, or pink eye, with the approval of azithromycin ophthalmic solution 1% (AzaSite) from Inspire Pharmaceuticals.

Not all technicians are trained adequately now, which is why so many drug errors are still occurring.

FDA has approved Neupro patch designed to treat symptoms of early Parkinson's disease. Consistent and continuous drug delivery over a 24-hour period may prove to be an advantage of this patch.

The emergence of any vaccine is a complicated event, necessitating physician, pharmacist, and public education and the creation of formulary protocols. But when a drug directly involves issues surrounding the sexual activity of underage girls, complexity devolves into controversy.

For decades, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) ws considere the answer not only to hot flashes but to a woman's long-term health. In July 2002, millions of women abruptly discontinued HRT.

Breast cancer is in transition-from an acute disease that killed quickly to a chronic disease that can be managed, much like diabetes or heart disease.

Faced with ongoing neglect and misunderstanding about cardiovascular disease and women, the American Heart Association has chnaged its approach.

Glatiramer is indicated for the reduction of the frequency of relapses in ambulatory patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and is administered as a subcutaneous injection once daily.

These sites provide New Yorkers with convenient access to high-quality, urgent and nonemergency medical services at affordable prices, with the option to see on-site physicians on a walk-in basis for immediate examination and treatment.

Aetna announced the launch of a program that waives co-pays for six months.

CtW Investment Group has issued a statement requesting the CVS/Caremark board immediately request Headrick's resignation.

Wolters Kluwer Health announced the introduction of Trissel's IV-CHEK API v3.1 (Trissel's IV-CHECK), which combines data from Trissel's 2, with Medi-Span integrated software. The combination will enable clinicians to access parenteral drug compatibility information from within their professional work flow computer systems.

New safety and health guidelines that will help healthcare workers and their employers prepare for a possible influenza pandemic have been released by OSHA.

Discount Medication Program, Detroit, is a new company that has launched a patient assistance program that offers a free 30-day supply of more than 350 different medications.

The Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal in the case of Nutraceutical Corp. v. Eschenbach.

AMN Healthcare Services, the nation's largest healthcare staffing company, has acquired Rx Pro Health and Pharmacy Choice, leading providers of pharmacy staffing, workforce technology solutions.

Walgreens has completed its acquisition of Take Care Health Systems, a leading convenient care clinic operator.

How should risk minimization programs be designed to promote better health care? That's the focus of an upcoming two-day workshop to be held by the FDA.

These sites provide New Yorkers with convenient access to high-quality, urgent and nonemergency medical services at affordable prices, with the option to see on-site physicians on a walk-in basis for immediate examination and treatment.

In comments filed with the Senate Judiciary Committee, NACDS reported that it is "greatly concerned" about the threat to patient safety posed by rogue Internet sites and wants to work with Congress to eliminate illegal Internet sites from the market.

MedBasics, Irving, Texas, a leading operator of retail health clinics, announced it would expand its clinic operation into retail drugstores under a new affiliation with Pine Bluff, Ark.-based USA Drug.

The investigation looked at prices at 200 pharmacies in nine communities for 11 medications not currently listed on the site. The investigation found price differences of nearly $100 for prescriptions of Ambien (zolpidem, Sanofi-Aventis) in Detroit and Lansing.

Spectrum Laboratory Products has issued a recall of its Caffeine Citrated, Powder, Purified product after complaints about potential subpotency.

Two out of three patients with schizophrenia will fail to adhere to their medication as prescribed. The new tool includes eight factors that can be related to nonadherence.

The atypical antipsychotic quetiapine fumarate is now available in an extended-release formulation. Seroquel XR, from AstraZeneca, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults.

An article in the May 2007 issue of The Oncologist proposes a new system for handling skin toxicities associated with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors, an adverse reaction that ranges in type and severity and occurs in more than half of treated patients.