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Market research firm Verispan offers a look at the pharmaceutical market of 2007 in terms of sales by brands and generics.

Pharmacists tell Drug Topics which over-the-counter allergy products they recommend.

Once limited to just a few states, prescription drug monitoring programs are now up and running or in the offing in many states.

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.

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

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.

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

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

USA Today series draws attention to the role of technicians and corporate policies in contributing to medication errors at chain pharmacies.

Many business names and identification numbers used in NPI database do not match IRS records, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Many hospitals are still not complying with Joint Commission standards related to medications.

Premier Inc. offers Rational Choice Rx toolkit to help hospitals manage their patients who are underoing stent placement.

This table, prepared by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, lists the reimbursement rates for prescription drugs and dispensing fees by state.

The U.S. Pharmacopeia has developed a new listing of look-alike, soundalike drug names that are often confused, leading to drug errors.

Pharmacists divided over whether Medicare should require e-prescribing.

Louisiana hospital pharmacy under investigation