How Will the Supplement Industry Fare without Hatch?

MedPage Today-59 minutes ago

Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the supplement industry may have to look for a new champion. Hatch, the longest serving Republican in the Senate, announced plans to retire in early 2019, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. He was one of the primary authors and "the moving force" behind the Dietary Supplement Health and .

Sen. Hatch to Retire, Leaving Void for Dietary Supplement Industry

Natural Products INSIDER (blog)-6 hours ago

It was Hatch who co-authored the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). Since the passage of DSHEA, the industry has grown exponentially with tens of billions of dollars in annual sales. And over the years as critics have questioned the regulatory framework governing supplements, Hatch has ...

Rolly: Hatch is going out on top, but history will show whether he ...
In-Depth-Salt Lake Tribune-22 hours ago

Critics Say FIFA Is Stalling a Doping Inquiry as World Cup Nears

New York Times-10 hours ago

With the Russia World Cup six months away, leaders of the antidoping movement are criticizing soccer's governing body over its failure to pursue more aggressively whether Russian authorities covered up positive doping tests belonging to the country's top soccer players. Travis Tygart, the head of the United States ...

Doping: Whistleblower free to pass evidence to FIFA
Times of India-18 hours ago

Russian whistle-blower Rodchenkov cleared to speak to FIFA on ...
Inside World Football-6 hours ago

Rodchenkov free to provide evidence to FIFA
Insidethegames.biz (blog)-6 hours ago

Fears for World Cup as FIFA call on Russia whistleblower
Observer-Jan 2, 2018

Do Formulary Lists Reduce Patient Access to Prescription Drugs?

Specialty Pharmacy Times-6 hours ago

Formulary lists are used by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to control costs and prevent unnecessary drug spending by incentivizing the use of lower cost and generic medications over costlier branded products. PBMs say this practice reduces overall spending on prescription drugs and helps patients lower their ...

Why pharmaceutical companies, under attack for drug prices, started ...
Chicago Daily Herald-16 hours ago

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4 Things Pharmacists Should Know About the Shingrix Vaccine

Pharmacy Times-1 hour ago

Shingrix (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted) was approved in October 2017 for adults 50 and older for the prevention of shingles, a viral infection that causes a painful rash that generally develops on 1 side of the body, usually the face or torso. The risk of shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) increases with ...

HEE outlines future workforce strategy for pharmacy

The Pharmaceutical Journal-11 hours ago

It said it aimed to “future proof” the NHS workforce, and while it acknowledged the role of pharmacy in new models of care and workforce programmes outlined in the NHS Five Year Forward View, there was no commitment to new strategies or funding for the sector. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society welcomed the ..

US District Court Rules Against 340B Hospitals

Pharmacy Practice News-4 hours ago

... program allows participating hospitals to use the savings from the discounts to provide an expanded range of comprehensive health services to their local communities, such as increased access to care, clinical pharmacy services, community outreach programs, free vaccines and transportation to follow-up appointments.

Are Canadian Pharmacies the Solution to America's High ...

Reason (blog)-4 hours ago

A pharmacy in Toronto, where all the good cheap drugs are. Photo credit: Rene Johnston Toronto Star/ZUMA Press/NewscomEvery day for the last three years, I've started my morning with four prescription pills that cost roughly $11 each. I say "roughly" because the price fluctuates. The last time I filled a 90-day prescription, ...

FDA revokes draft compounding guidance American Veterinary Medical Association The new guidance will replace the draft document "Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances," which was published in May 2015. It described FDA interpretations of the legality of compounding animal drugs from bulk pharmaceutical substances and indicated when the FDA would ...

Seven key changes the new tax law will force hospitals to consider

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will force not-for-profit hospitals to grapple with changes that make their tax-exempt status less advantageous, including new provisions on unrelated business taxable income and executive compensation.  READ MORE