Monday, January 1, 2018

Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Regulation Workshop

01/11/2018    9:00AM 
Meeting Notice
Nevada State Board of Pharmacy 
Regulation Workshop
Hilton Garden Inn - 7830 S. Las Vegas Blvd. - Las Vegas, NV

Iowa Board of Pharmacy Notices of Intended Action proposing amendments to various Board Rules

Date: 
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
The Board of Pharmacy has filed Notices of Intended Action (NOIA) proposing amendments to various Board rules. The Board is soliciting comments and suggestions regarding those proposed amendments. 
The NOIAs are available at https://rules.iowa.gov/ and comments can be submitted directly through the NOIA -- follow the prompts on the website. Comments may also be submitted via mail or email as identified in the NOIA. 
The following ARC numbers identify the NOIAs that are currently available for comment. Comments are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on January 19, 2018.
ARC 3505C
ARC 3506C
ARC 3507C
ARC 3508C
ARC 3509C
ARC 3510C
ARC 3511C
ARC 3512C
The Board also adopted previously proposed amendments to 657 Chapter 16, Nuclear Pharmacy Practice. The amendments will become effective January 24, 2018, and are available on the same Rules website as ARC 3525C.

On November 28, 2017, the Pennsylvania State Board of ... - St. Louis

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6 days ago - On November 28, 2017, the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy accepted the voluntary surrender of Daniel Allen Brust, license no. RP442336, of O'Fallon, Missouri, because he had a lic

FDA bans triclosan, 23 other antiseptic ingredients

Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com-Dec 28, 2017
FDA has finalized a rule banning the marketing of OTC healthcare antiseptic products containing triclosan or any of 23 other active ingredients, having found these ingredients are not generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE). FDA has finalized a rule banning the marketing of OTC healthcare antiseptic products .

Theranos gets $100 million lifeline from Fortress

Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com-Dec 28, 2017
The blood-testing company Theranos Inc. told its investors this week that it has secured a $100 million loan from Fortress Investment Group LLC, averting for now a possible bankruptcy filing as its remaining cash dwindled. The blood-testing company Theranos Inc. told its investors this week that it has secured a $100 ...

Appeals court asked to rule on pharmacy slaying conviction

Tulsa World-Dec 30, 2017
Former pharmacist Jerome Jay Ersland is taking his last-ditch challenge of his murder conviction to the federal appeals court in Denver. Ersland, 66, is serving a life sentence for fatally shooting an unarmed, already wounded teenage robber in 2009 inside an Oklahoma City pharmacy. He is not eligible for parole until 2049.

Pharmacists slow to dispense lifesaving overdose drug

WBIR-TV-Dec 30, 2017
Gale Dunham, a pharmacist in Calistoga, Calif., knows the devastation the opioid epidemic has wrought, and she is glad the anti-overdose drug naloxone is becoming more accessible. But Dunham said that so far, she has not taken advantage of a California law that allows pharmacists to dispense the medication to ...

All My Pharmacy Students Learn to Code

Pharmacy Times-Dec 27, 2017
We all know that health care is changing rapidly. The mobile phone, augmented by health and wellness trackers, apps, and sensors is shifting care into the home. Pharmacists must be leading new practice model initiatives and, at a minimum, be familiar with connected technology. The chief clinical officer of Partners 

For Pharmacist Turned CEO: CVS' Larry Merlo Faces Biggest ...

Hartford Courant-Dec 31, 2017
When Larry J. Merlo took the CEO job at CVS in 2011, some wondered if his experience heading the drugstore chain's retail operations had prepared him enough to tackle CVS's strategic transition into a health care company. But since assuming the helm, Merlo steadied a faltering merger with pharmacy benefits manager ..

New Nevada law aims to tackle opioid epidemic

Las Vegas Review-Journal-9 hours ago
The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Act, passed by the 2017 Legislature, outlines safeguards for doctors before they prescribe controlled substances to treat pain and increases requirements ... At 27, Wells injured his spinal cord while snowboarding, an injury compounded by an unnecessary surgery years later.