- Stability Findings Raise Issue of Syringes as Storage Containers (ashp.org)ISMP Medication Safety - SPECIAL ALERT - Loss of Drug Potency (ismp.org)
Plastic syringes… well-known manufacturer...says its sterile syringes are not intended to store compounded drug solutions for more than 24 hours….BD plastic sterile hypodermic syringes are not intended or FDA-cleared for storage… medical centers…reported "potency issues" after preparing "certain medications" in 3- or 5-mL BD syringes…Institute for Safe Medication Practices reported…in its acute care edition of ISMP Medication Safety Alert!
- CVS Health partners with two new health systems (drugstorenews.com)
CVS Health has entered into two new clinical affiliations with Lawrence Memorial Hospital…Lehigh Valley Health Network… enhance access to patient care, improve health outcomes and lower health care costs.. encourages collaboration between the healthcare providers and MinuteClinic practitioners..
- Man wearing ninja mask robs pharmacy with sword (washingtonpost.com)
Police are looking for a robbery suspect who was wearing a ninja mask and armed with a sword when he demanded cash from a clerk at a Walgreens pharmacy in Placentia, California....the masked suspect had a martial arts-type sword and took off with about $200. The suspect was seen wearing a leather jacket, shirt, jeans and gloves, all of which were black.....
- Name Confusion Between Brintellix, Brilinta Causes Dispensing Errors (pharmacytimes.com)
FDA is warning health care professionals and patients about prescribing and dispensing errors related to confusion between the antidepressant Brintellix and the blood thinner Brilinta...the FDA...reduce the risk of brand name confusion by including the generic name—vortioxetine for Brintellix and ticagrelor for Brilinta....
- Bartell Drugs to sponsor ‘School Tools for Kids in Need’ program (drugstorenews.com)
Bartell Drugs announced…inviting donations of school supplies and hygiene products for its 12th annual "School Tools for Kids in Need," from Aug. 2 through Aug. 29 at all 64 Bartell Drugs locations,... "With so many area children lacking basic school supplies, there’s never been a more important time to support this endeavor,"
- Medicare prescription drug premiums to remain stable (drugstorenews.com)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…announced that they expect the average premium for a basic Medicare Part D prescription drug plan in 2016 to remain stable at about $32.50 per month.
- Doctor Whose Drug Killed Teen Returns as Gene Tech Booms Again (bloomberg.com)
Jesse Gelsinger died from a medical experiment led by James Wilson (biotechnology pioneer)… Gelsinger was confronting a rare metabolic disorder,..held out hope with an unproven treatment that was supposed to rewrite the young man’s DNA….the therapy killed him.
- International pharmaceutical groups involved in large corruption scandal in Romania (romania-insider.com)
National Anticorruption Directorate …investigation on deals between Romanian doctors and drug companies for cancer drug prescriptions might target 11 of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the local market…. anticorruption prosecutors….targeting... arrangements between doctors and pharma companies.
- Roche
- Actavis
- Pfizer
- Teva
- Novartis
- Alvogen
- Sandoz
- Glaxosmithkline
- Egis
- Romastru Trading
- Glenmark
- Patent Protection for Drugs Puts Pressure on U.S. in Trade Talks (nytimes.com)
Protesters against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal outside a Maui resort where negotiators are meeting…pressing to conclude the largest regional trade accord ever,… No issue seems to elicit more passion than pharmaceuticals, where both sides are using the language of life and death…
- Student Hopes to Create More Visibility for Pharmacists’ Abilities (pharmacytimes.com)
Tyler Redilico, pharmacy student at Rutgers University's Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, talks about a misconception surrounding pharmacists. (video)