Monday, August 29, 2016

Drugmakers create own 'hurricanes' to gouge consumers: Ex-FDA ...

CNBC-1 hour ago
If a pharmacist is going to substitute an injector [with a generic] it has to work the same way." He added: "There very little room for error with an injector.".

Purdue Pharma rejects request from New Hampshire attorney general

Purdue Pharma rejects request from New Hampshire attorney general

Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com-7 minutes ago
Joseph Foster, attorney general of New Hampshire, on Friday accused Purdue Pharma of stonewalling demands for information the company collects about 

Theranos to appeal regulatory sanctions

Theranos to appeal regulatory sanctions

Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com-5 minutes ago
Theranos plans to appeal a decision made last month by regulators to revoke its license to operate a lab in California, among other penalties, because of unsafe .

Don't ignore key pharmacist social role

Don't ignore key pharmacist social role: Peña

Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)-9 hours ago
Dr Peña was speaking at the opening of the 76th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

“Several pharmacists have succumbed to greed and overt rampant capitalism” | AJP

“Several pharmacists have succumbed to greed and overt rampant capitalism” | AJP: The first publicly released King Review submissions include GP concerns over pharmacies as a “shonky operation” and frustrations over HMR restrictions and ownership The first ...

Consumer Reports - Is there a cure for high drug prices?

Richmond.com-10 hours ago
You also can fill a prescription with a low-cost online pharmacy based in the U.S., ... the VIPPS symbol to show that it's a Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Site.

Walker Signs Order Allowing Pharmacists to Dispense Naloxone ...

WDJT-16 hours ago
Governor Scott Walker joined state health officials at the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin annual meeting to announce the signing of a statewide naloxone .

4 Ways for Physicians to Avoid Polypharmacy, Build On Population ...

Hospitals & Health Networks-3 hours ago
Management of patients' medication is typically built on a pharmacist-centric culture. The physician's role is mostly front-loaded: prescribing medications and ..

The Other Lifesaving Drug With a Silently Skyrocketing Price Tag

ATTN-14 hours ago
... treatments have improved with the price changes and that list prices aren't a fair representation of what people pay after insurance and pharmacy markdowns:.

Pharmacy Board responds to CPD plan uproar

Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)-13 hours ago
With the end of the CPD period looming, many pharmacists have been complaining that they were not aware of the Pharmacy Board of Australia's new .