- 6 Surprising Pharmacy Laws (pharmacytimes.com)
1. No chain pharmacies allowed
2. Generic substitution
3. Non-controlled prescription expiration
4. Prescriptive authority
5. Technician-to-pharmacist ratios
6. No Rx means no pseudoephedrine
- Unapproved Otic Products Subject to FDA Seizure (pharmacytimes.com)
FDA is taking enforcement actions against manufacturers and distributors of unapproved prescription eardrops…products claim to relieve ear pain, infection, and inflammation, but have not been evaluated for safety, effectiveness, and quality…the products’ labels do not disclose that they lack FDA approval, health care professionals may be unaware of related risks.
- OxyContin maker bows out of meeting on harder-to-abuse drug (bigstory.ap.org)
...makers of ...OxyContin have pulled out of a federal meeting to review the company's harder-to-abuse version of the much-debated drug...wants more time to review and analyze its data…has withdrawn its application that was slated to be reviewed before a Food and Drug Administration committee next week.
- Digital health market continues to ‘mature’ in 2015 (fiercehealthit.com)
The digital health market continues to mature as we move into the second half of 2015,…focus on personalized medicine leading the way,…digital health funding is not outpacing 2014, which was a record year for investments in the market, capital flow is remaining steady this year,...
- Pharmacy Tech Sold Vicodin for Gas Money (pharmacytimes.com)
Publix pharmacy technician has been fired and arrested after confessing to stealing Vicodin to pay for her gas money and other car expenses….she had been stealing the tablets…for about a year…She allegedly sold the pills to children…
- New mission for retired military dogs (chaindrugreview.com)
…retired military dogs that spent years working in war zones are putting their noses to new uses by helping police in the U.S. combat methamphetamine and other drugs, thanks in part to financial support from Westport Pharmaceuticals...
- Ohio looks overseas in search for lethal drugs (bigstory.ap.org)
Ohio has explored overseas options in its search for lethal injection drugs no longer available in the U.S…policy calls for single doses of either sodium thiopental or pentobarbital,…it wants to import both ready-to-use supplies…as well as bulk supplies,..
- Baltimore Man Finally Charged With Arson of CVS (weeklystandard.com)
Baltimore man has finally been charged with arson for setting ablaze a CVS pharmacy during..riots in April.
- Permanent Injunction Issued Against Drug Manufacturing Company (pharmacytimes.com)
US Department of Justice,...entered the decree against Acino Products…Neither Rectacort-HC, nor GRx HiCort 25 have been approved…also do not have adequate directions for use,.. Even after several warnings… company continued to make and ship the unapproved products,..
- Why hospitals need chief quality officers (fiercehealthcare.com)
healthcare industry transitions from a volume-based to a value-based model, more healthcare organizations are adding the position of chief quality officer..…Care value's increased importance, from value-based care to readmission penalties, has made quality of care a priority.
