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A black box warning for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis has been added to the prescribing information of gadolinium-based contrast agents.

Medical board survey shows increased prosecution of overprescribers and need for addiction education

Public support exists for access to experimental drugs

Rite Aid celebrates American Pharmacists Month with contest

Take Care Health Systems to expand with Walgreens

Rite Aid integration of Brooks Eckerd stores progressing

Baxa replaces malfunctioning IV mixing software

NACDS Foundation Chain Pharmacy Industry Profile highlights role of pharmacists

Pharmacist participation in performance improvement was indispensable to recipients of the recent Premier Inc. 2007 Awards for Quality.

The author contends that Pharmacy & Therapeutics committees should be replaced by broader Therapeutics committees that review not just drugs but also devices and other treatments.

Use of abbreviations in health care leads to errors that jeopardize patient safety, according to a new study.

This article deals with FMI's Supermarket Pharmacy 2007 trend survey results.

Review of new branded drugs, generics, OTCs, home health products, health and beauty aids, etc.

McKesson company officials said the Horizon MedComm-Rx product has proven it eliminates lost orders and significantly reduces processing time.

How aware of deep vein thrombosis is the general public and what is being done to treat the condition?

New Jersey governor has signed a law that requires hospitals to test intensive care patients for a deadly staph infection.

Pennsylvania law requires reporting patient infections, and provides incentive payments when infection rates are successfully reduced.

Vermont Information Technology Leaders have developed a plan to provide emergency room doctors with electronic versions of patients' medical histories.

Two Vermont hospitals are testing a program that gives doctors and nurses electronic access to patients' medication histories.

A recent Institute for Safe Medication Practices teleconference with a surveyor from The Joint Commission highlighted the rigor with which TJC is implementing its medication management standards and National Patient Safety Goals.

Patient appears asymptomatic for heart failure; has hypertension and diabetes, what is the maximum dose of Losartan?

Recent approvals have provided new options for treating kidney cancer. Updated guidelines will help utilize the new drugs.

Evidence-based guidelines and tools are available to help reduce mortality and length of stay; one major hurdle to conquering severe sepsis is having these tools readily available.

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have updated their guidelines for the drug therapy used to treat patients with Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

The 2006 U.S. incidence rate for tuberculosis is the lowest since the start of national records. But unless we are careful how we give medications out around the world, we could create caldrons of TB drug resistance a plane-ride awa

OIG examines OptionCare's vendor rebates

Patient survival rates improve

Senate asks CMS to reconsider ESA coverage decision

Data on infection and death rates at New York City's hospitals is being publicly released

With biologic costs zooming, it's time for biogenerics to be approved, says Hospira CEO.