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John Nosta – Digital Health Philosopher, with Nosta Lab returns to the Pharmacy Podcast Show to discuss Pharmacy, Digital Health, and Big Pharma. (32:55 minutes)

The proposal was put forward by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization…vitamins should be reclassified if there is a claim for treatment, mitigation or prevention of any diseases or disorder… also concluded that supplements containing vitamins already found in　schedule V　 products should be labelled as drugs even if the ingredient is below recommended daily allowance limits...Drugs Controller General of India, Dr GN Singh, has requested industry feedback on the proposed reclassification...

PharmTalk is a special production from the University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy that features Keith and Kevin Boesen.

PharmTalk team visits one of the nation’s oldest poison centers. The Tucson-based center not only knows all about poison and drugs, but has a "special specialty" in venomous creatures, including scorpions.

Southern Nevada Health District will start offering the flu vaccine Monday at all of its centers...The health district is offering injectable, quadrivalent flu vaccine,...two influenza A viruses and two influenza B viruses. The cost of the vaccine is $41...The trivalent high-dose vaccine for people age 65 and over is $59...

Researchers map dangerous trends in antibiotic resistance on a global scale for the first time; online mapping tool and new CDDEP report show perilous rise in drug-resistant infections and antibiotic use…the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy have released new data documenting alarming rates of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics that can lead to life-threatening infections…high rates in the low and middle-income countries like India, Kenya and Vietnam...In many countries, antibiotics are easily purchased in pharmacies and shops without prescription.

Pan Drugs received the Warning Letter…with the US Food and Drug Administration citing a number of deviations from GMP (good manufacturing practices) standards during an inspection of the Nandesari, Vadodara facility (India)…failed to maintain, repair, and keep clean its API manufacturing units,…holes in the walls and roof which allowed pigeons access near production equipment…gaps and holes in outside walls for piping and air ducts which allow contaminants to enter the building…We have given the commitment to stop all production while we renovate the facility,…

Clinical integration aims to improve pediatric care in northern Nevada..School of Medicine's pediatrics office…has joined the Renown Medical Group. The change was effective on Sept. 1, 2015 and follows the 2014 partnership agreement...School of Medicine pediatricians will remain employed by the medical school. They will see patients under a professional services agreement with Renown, while Renown assumes responsibility for the administrative staff, mid-level practitioners, office space, equipment, scheduling and billing.

R&D tax incentives combined with a former investment banker as the country's new prime minister could see steady growth in biotech in Australia gain momentum,…Australia was ranked fourth globally for biotechnology innovation last year,..lags top player in biotech the U.S. by a wide margin…former Goldman Sachs banker Malcolm Turnbull as premier…portends a new push in the sector…I can see biotech and medical tech really transforming Australia..

For years,…GlaxoSmithKline was illegally persuading doctors to prescribe paroxetine (Paxil),…as an antidepressant for children and teenagers…citing…Study 329…research...claiming to show that Paxil is "well tolerated and effective" for kids…A…new analysis of the raw data behind Study 329, published in BMJ (British Medical Journal), suggests that the original conclusions were…wrong. Not only is Paxil ineffective, working no better than placebo, but it can actually cause serious side effects, including self-injury and suicide…New York State Attorney General…sued GSK,...pleaded guilty...paying out $3 billion in fines. Drug companies are pushing to market more drugs for off-label uses…

CDC estimates that 47% of the population age 6 months and older was vaccinated during the 2014-2015 season,...Coverage remains highest among children age 6 months through 23 months at 75%, the only age group that met the public health vaccination coverage goal of 70%. Children age 2 years through 4 years followed at 68%....vaccination among children age 5 years through 12 years is still above the national average, at 62%...In contrast to younger children, the estimated vaccination rate for adults age 18 years through 49 years has yet to top 40%.