Tuesday, December 26, 2017

12/04/2017Fresenius Kabi Oncology LtdCenter for Drug Evaluation and ResearchCGMP/Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)/AdulteratedNot Issued *

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Healthy individuals need not take dietary supplements, say experts

Malay Mail Online-11 hours ago
Dieticians advise healthy individuals that they do not need to take any dietarysupplements. — AFP file picALOR STAR, Dec 24 — It is not necessary for healthy individuals to take any dietary supplements, says the head of the Dietetics and Food Service Department at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, here. Khairul Nizam Mat ...

From Russian doping to FIFA bribery, 2017 proves dark time

Capital FM Kenya-6 hours ago
PARIS, France, Dec 24 – Russia being banned from the Winter Olympics stole the headlines but may also have overshadowed an otherwise sorry year for sport in terms of scandals. It was a particularly damaging year for sporting officials, not least from the world of football and FIFA in particular. Former Guam football ...

Carter reflects on 2017 in Washington

Savannah Morning News-15 hours ago
As the only pharmacist in Congress, I take my position on this committee and the Health Subcommittee very seriously. This year in the subcommittee, we worked to modernize the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) regulation of over-the-counter drugs. We held a hearing to examine patient access to investigational drugs

The other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills

Greensboro News & Record-13 hours ago
Older people taking lots of medication was what Canadian pharmacist Barbara Farrell encountered when she began working at a geriatric hospital in Ottawa nearly two decades ago. Her experience, she said, was a catalyst for the Canadian Deprescribing Network, a consortium of researchers, physicians, pharmacists and ...

Winnipeg-based Internet pharmacy pioneer facing charges in US ...

CBC.ca-5 hours ago
Internet pharmacist Kris Thorkelson will have to make a personal appearance in a U.S. court this spring to plead guilty and be sentenced in a case involving the alleged sale of counterfeit cancer drugs, court documents show. Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have accused Thorkelson, CanadaDrugs.com, and affiliated ..

Kmart Settles Prescription Drugs Allegations Brought By Ohio ...

WCBE 90.5 FM-11 hours ago
Kmart, part of Sears Holdings Corporation, was sued in 2008 by former company pharmacist James Garbe, who worked in Defiance. The whistleblower lawsuit alleged Kmart offered discounted prices to customers who paid in cash through club programs but failed to report those discounts to federal health programs such ...

Tulsa pharmacy's new packaging adds convenience, compliance

NewsOK.com-1 minute ago
Couch Pharmacy recently implemented a new automated compliance strip packaging system that eliminates the need for pill bottles and pill planners. The system packages all prescription and nonprescription medications together in perforated pouches for each time of the day. The packages are in sequential order, and ...

Recently Updated Advisory Committee Materials - FDA

https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/WhatsNew/default.htm
9 hours ago - Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee. Minutes for the November 20-21, 2017 Meeting of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) (PDF - 77KB) ...

Council approves model agreement for compounding and ...

https://pharmacists.ab.ca/.../council-approves-model-agreement-compounding-and-re...
19 hours ago - Council has approved a model agreement required by Alberta-based pharmacies holding a Compounding and Repackaging Licence that compound or repackage drugs for pharmacies located in Saskatchewan. This model agreement is reasonably consistent with that previously provided when serving community ...