Tuesday, May 29, 2018

FDA Approves Semintra, Animal Drug for the Control of High Blood ...

Pet Age-May 25, 2018
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Semintra (telmisartan oral solution), the first FDA-approved animal drug to control systemic hypertension ..

Animal Health Margins Look Good to Head of $820 Million Fund

Bloomberg-14 hours ago
“We have invested quite heavily in animal drugs,” Smit said. The animal health care industry is less competitive than human health, leading to better margins ...

Warn Patients About Unlisted Hormones in Supplements

Medscape-May 25, 2018
New research is giving us more information about a group of dietary supplementssold for "adrenal support." They claim to enhance metabolism, promote energy .

FDA Warns That Pills And Supplements Do Not Work As Sunscreens

Forbes-May 25, 2018
“Sunsafe Rx is a nutritional supplement that protects your skin and eyes from the sun. Just one capsule per day provides natural, healthy…protection from UV ...

United States: FDA: Food & Dietary Supplements >> Regulatory And ...

Mondaq News Alerts-May 25, 2018
United States: FDA: Food & Dietary Supplements >> Regulatory And Class Action Claims Against "Healthy" And "Natural" Food And Dietary Suppleme

Alibaba injects pharmacy assets into health-care unit in $1.4 billion deal

CNBC-7 hours ago
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will inject some of its online pharmacy business into a listed unit in a deal valued at HK$10.6 billion ($1.35 billion), the firm ...

Monday, May 28, 2018


Deadly Delivery: Opioids By Mail
NPR
Congressional investigators say hundreds of millions of dollars of fentanyl is coming into the U.S. by mail. But lawmakers are finding it hard to stop. Read the full story

Shared from Apple News

Deadly Delivery: Opioids By Mail
NPR
Congressional investigators say hundreds of millions of dollars of fentanyl is coming into the U.S. by mail. But lawmakers are finding it hard to stop. Read the full story

Shared from Apple News

Friday, May 25, 2018

Pharmacist prescribing claims of pressure relief 'ludicrous', says RACGP

Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)-18 hours ago
The review will look into a range of issues affecting the pharmacy sector in Queensland, from the ownership rules to pharmacist prescribing. Mainstream media ...

How pharmacists can comply with GDPR

The Pharmaceutical Journal-19 hours ago
While pharmacists and pharmacy owners should already be familiar with the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of patient data, GDPR places existin

Government unlawfully withheld information on community pharmacy ...

The Pharmaceutical Journal-11 hours ago
Lawyers acting for the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiation Committee (PSNC) criticised the government's handling of the introduction of community pharmacy ...

Ask Katie: Veterinary pharmacy woes dvm360-22 hours ago

Ask Katie: Veterinary pharmacy woes

dvm360-22 hours ago
A: I can appreicate the frustration that comes with having another (insert eye roll) competitor in the veterinary pharmacy space. Disclaiming and price matching ...

Declining number of rural pharmacies 'a worrisome trend'

WSU News-13 hours ago
Pharmacies clearly are important to health care in rural communities. Yet nearly 500 rural communities in Washington lost their only retail pharmacy between ..

Pharmacy Chains Sue Allergan Over Restasis 'Anticompetitive Scheme'

Inside Health Policy-7 hours ago
A coalition of the nation's largest pharmacies are suing Allergan over what they alleged is a multiyear anticompetitive scheme to shield the company's dry eye .

Record fentanyl bust in Nebraska finds enough doses to kill an estimated 26 million people CNN

Record fentanyl bust in Nebraska finds enough doses to kill an estimated 26 million people
CNN
The Nebraska State Patrol seized nearly 120 pounds of the drug fentanyl — enough to kill about 26 million people, according to estimates by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Read the full story